influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
medium; mediocrity; average
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
conditionally; with conditions attached
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
(right at the) side; just beside
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
impossible; unlikely; improbable
occupation (i.e. field of regular employment); steady job; regular work
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
day after day; day by day
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
ordinary citizen; the general public
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
ago; since; before; previous
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
being good-for-nothing; useless person
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to slap; to strike; to spank
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)