in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to move forward; to move on
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to be at a loss for words
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
(committee) chairman; president
someone who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to pass (of time); to elapse
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
environment; circumstance
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)