to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
to water (a plant, a flower etc.)
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to mow; to reap; to harvest
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
everyday life; daily life
almost; roughly; approximately
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to harm; to cause harm to
to show up; to appear; to turn up
forcibly; against one's will
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
open field; empty lot; plain
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
school record (on a student); transcript (of grades); confidential report
this and that; one thing or another
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
test period; exam period; examination time