very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
beginning; outset; first; onset
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
environment; circumstance
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
reception (e.g. wedding); banquet; celebration; party
memories; recollections; reminiscence
while; during; while; although; all; both
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
(death from) starvation; starving to death
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
at least; at most; (even) just
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to watch over; to watch attentively
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling