belief; faith; conviction
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
competitive entrance examinations for prestigious kindergartens and elementary schools
primary school; elementary school; grade school
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
as a child; when one was a child
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
great depth; bottomless; great height
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
leader of a charge; first to arrive
to redeem (from sin); to save
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
in the morning; during the morning
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
Venus (Roman goddess); Venus (planet)
cosmetics; toilet articles
manicure; nail polish; nail varnish
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
development; exploitation
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
sentiment; sentimentality
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
although I say; although one might say; although called
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)