hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
1,000,000; one million; million; many
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to understand from experience
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
graduation ceremony; commencement
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
all eyes; public attention
to be sloppy; to be lazy; to be worn out; to be exhausted; to be worn out (e.g. equipment); to have stopped working
directly opposite; right in front
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
control column; yoke; joystick
battery; battery; pitcher and catcher
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant