treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
example; specimen; sample
one's descendants; one's offspring; posterity
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
menko; children's game in which thick circular or rectangular cards are slapped down on the ground to overturn other cards
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
(something having its) merits and demerits; advantages and disadvantages; good points and shortcomings
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
egoistic; self-centered; selfish
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
remaining silent; keeping secret
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
to check; to stop; to keep back
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
young person; youth; young
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up