alphabet; ABCs; the ABCs (of); basics; activity-based costing; ABC
association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
both; both sides; both parties
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
postcard; memo; note; card
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
(another's) daughter; young lady (esp. of respectable upbringing)
by myself; in person; by oneself
second-year student; biennial
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
real thing; original; actual
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
New Year's Eve; December 31
March; third month of the lunar calendar
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
health; healthy; sound; fit
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
studies; schoolwork; classwork
tediously; repetitively; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
one's person; around one's person
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.); attending (without participating); sitting in (e.g. on a meeting); observing
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining