formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
leadership conference; summit meeting; top-level conference
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
charming; fascinating; attractive
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
straightforward approach; playing it straight; fair deal
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
sixth month of the lunar calendar (approx. July); June; sixth month of Gregorian calendar; triangles of sweet rice jelly topped with adzuki beans (eaten in the sixth month)
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
how many years; how long; what year
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
very; much; greatly; a lot of
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
trivial; not amounting to much
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
eleventh month of the lunar calendar
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school