degree of difficulty; difficulty level
besides; in addition; also; moreover
wide difference; a world of difference
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
in name only; titular; nominal
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
timewise; temporal; chronal
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
without; but if; otherwise; or else
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
hardcore crowd; people who take their hobby or interest very seriously
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
very loose; slowly; leisurely
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
overall victory; championship
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
literary club (e.g. at school); literary section (e.g. newspaper)
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox