deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
festival merrymaking; revelry
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to mix; to stir; to blend
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
serious reflection; soul-searching; penitence
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary