crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
I see; that's right; indeed
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife
something that will last a lifetime (esp. high-quality products)
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
of course; certainly; naturally
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to be able to manage somehow or another
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
father; dad; husband; you; he
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
finding employment; getting a job
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
neighbourhood; neighborhood
small factory in town; backstreet (small) workshop
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
learning by watching others; learning by imitation
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station