younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
although I say; although one might say; although called
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
family; members of a family
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
(not) even once; (not) ever
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
strained back; slipped disk; lumbosacral strain
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
while; during; while; although; all; both
pride; boast; credit (to)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
genius; prodigy; natural gift
senior high school student
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas