another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
if it is the case that ...
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
knowing; (an) acquaintance
study; diligence; discount; reduction
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
attendance; presence; appearance
scale; scope; plan; structure
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
dozens; scores of; decades
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
considerably; fairly; quite
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
festival merrymaking; revelry
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
coincident with; while; simultaneously
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively