board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
heroism; loyalty and courage
stoppage; interruption; cessation; suspension
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
strictly; severely; rigidly
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
close; intimate; on good terms
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
kimono fabrics shop; draper
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
condition; situation; prospects
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
public works; public-works projects; public utilities
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
idle talk; nonsense; fool; idiot; irresponsible; nonsensical
near; close by; within reach; familiar
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
equilibrium; good balance; poise
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
something wrong; accident; change; abnormality; aberration
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section