beginning; outset; first; onset
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
when it becomes; when it comes to
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to flatter; to play up to; to fawn on; to pander to; to cater to
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
critic; reviewer; commentator
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
it's been a long time; long time no see
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
buchimgae; Korean pancake
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
stupid girl; stupid woman
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
middle of the night; dead of night
ping-pong; table tennis; exactly!; surely!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
proper; right; reasonable