puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
technique; art; skill; move
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
number of days (times) one has attended
promotion (school, military, etc.)
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to comfort; to console; to amuse
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
secret; private; surreptitious
entering a faith; joining a religion
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
so; like this; in this way
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
murder; killing; murderer
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
new student; freshman; first-year student
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose