second day of the month; two days
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
cram school; part-time school preparing students for entrance examinations
private tutor; coach; governess
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
whenever (each time) one sees (it)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to express (in words); to confess
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
root; joint; base; crotch
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to rise; to erect; to get up
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
chemical symbol (e.g. H for hydrogen); element symbol