large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
time; hour; period; class
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to feel; to sense; to experience
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
overall victory; championship
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
self-consciousness; self-awareness
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr