student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
drop (e.g. of water); drip
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
if we put this another way; in other words; put differently
to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
step-up; advance; progress; increase
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
cutting in line; queue jumping
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
without holding anything back; mercilessly; relentlessly; energetically; vigorously
when in Rome, do as the Romans do
everything one does; whatever one does
principal occupation; core business
theatre-going; theater-going
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
whole universe; total universe; all of creation
brilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment; remarkable deed
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
sukiyaki stock; stock mixed with soy sauce, mirin and sugar (used to flavor sukiyaki)
partaking; participating; taking part in; sharing (something with someone)
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
astounding; startling; world-shaking; amazing; earth-shattering
revolution; cataclysm; drastic change
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
day by day; every day; by the day
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness