new student; freshman; first-year student
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to fight to the bitter end
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to forget completely; to leave behind
so; therefore; and; (and) then
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
one day; (on) a certain day
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
be (that) as it may; having said that
national network broadcast; nation-wide broadcast
right in the middle (of); midst; height
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
unfair; unjust; wrongful; improper; unreasonable; unwarranted
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment
heavy-hearted; depressed; dispirited; (feeling) down; feeling reluctant (to do)
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to ask a question; to ask questions
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
probability; likelihood; chances
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
pitching in consecutive games; making multiple posts (on a website); posting multiple comments
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
article; news story; report; account
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
light trap (for killing insects)
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
in terms of; from the point of view of