habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
several weeks; a few weeks
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
class; heading; group; category
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
summer vacation; summer holiday
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
difference; discrepancy; variation
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
dozing off in the middle of doing something (esp. in an online chat or during an online game); becoming inactive due to falling asleep
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
divide; parting; carrying two bundles tied together over one's shoulder; hair parted in the middle