pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
older sister; elder sister
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
box seat; (restaurant) booth; box (theater, sports stadium, etc.)
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
periodic; regular; routine
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
regular (periodic) examination
promotion (school, military, etc.)
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
correction; rectification; mending; repair
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
being good at cooking; good cook
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
to correct oneself; to restate
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary