grinding; polishing; refining (skill, knowledge, etc.); striving to master something
senior high school student
how many years; how long; what year
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
such; like that; that sort of; very
sports-minded; sports-oriented
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
in that way; thus; so; so?
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
feeling; sense; impression
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
number one; first; best; most; game; round
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle