truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
father; dad; husband; you; he
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back); handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order); handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to be talked about behind one's back
this world; this life; world of the living
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
examination war; fiercely competitive university entrance examinations
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
to be on the lookout; to lie in wait
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
emergency staircase; emergency stairs
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to say; to tell; to state; to do
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome