house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
surmise (about somebody's feelings); guess; conjecture
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
association; society; organization; organisation
principal of a private school
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
chair; stool; post; office; position
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
don't miss it; stay tuned; coming soon; look forward to it
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to accept; to receive; to agree
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
sincere; earnest; serious
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
mountain range; mountain belt
scene; sight; scenario; setting
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during