to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
principle; theory; fundamental truth
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
that day; the very same day
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
difference; variation; difference
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
dealing with; coping with
to turn upside down; to turn (face) downward
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary