speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
stochastic variable; random variable
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
having one misfortune after another; insult to injury
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
boarding; board; meals; catering; cook
shah; former ruler of Iran
immense; awesome; enormous; terrific
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
nursery school teacher; childcare worker
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
skating (esp. ice); skate; skates
uneasily; restlessly; erratically
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to like too much; to like to excess; to adore
love triangle; eternal triangle
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
private affairs; personal matter
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
halo; hello; hallo; harrow
white background; blank; female virgin
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
living together; communal life; cohabitation
display of fireworks; firework(s) display
haori (Japanese formal coat)
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack