success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
mixture of bean jam, boiled beans, agar cubes, fruit pieces and syrup
number one; first; best; most; game; round
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
personal; individual; private
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
story; tale; talk; discussion
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
failure; mistake; blunder
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
single word; a few words; brief comment
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
modern person; people of today
woman; female; feminine gender
time; hour; period; class
student (esp. a university student)
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
coating (esp. lacquering)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
so; like this; in this way
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...