appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
to play a leading role; to play a central part
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
daddy's girl; daddy's boy
to badger; to pester; to beg
as a child; when one was a child
to like; to love; to be fond of
results; record; grades; marks
to be by far the best; to be much better; to excel; to be exceptional; to be prominent; to be outstanding
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
studying abroad; studying overseas
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
to rest one's chin in one's hands
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
outside the country; abroad
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.