material; materials; data; information; documents
royal castle; imperial castle
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
(made of) stone; stone-built
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
border (between countries); national border
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
relative evaluation; comparative assessment
zero (points, marks); no marks; zero (of a function); root; zero degrees (Celsius); freezing point
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
man; male; masculine gender
double room; room shared by two people; shared room
free time; time at leisure
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
period of time; time slot; time zone
to lie down; to throw oneself down
exit; way out; outlet; vent
route; way; course; directions
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
proper; respectable; decent; honest
deadpan face; expressionless white face; po-faced
sorry; too bad (for you)!; tough luck!
three times; thrice; third (interval)
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
certain; definite; clear; credible
on countless occasions; many a time
polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position