blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
centralized authoritarian rule; centralised authoritarian rule
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
king; king; king (chess piece)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to keep away; to keep at a distance
confections; sweets; candy; cake
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
to be about to enter (a bath, etc.)
in that way; like that; that way
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
human relations; personal relationships
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
studying very hard; studying like mad