dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
determination; resolution
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
woman; lady; adult female
author; writer; novelist; artist
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (e.g. boredom); to conceal (e.g. one's sorrow with a smile); to shift (the conversation)
contemplation; meditation
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
person to be reckoned with; person of importance; one person; one character; someone
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
nature; property; disposition
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
embellishment (e.g. of a story); ornamentation; decoration; (arch.) putting on makeup
contest; comparison; competition