not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
love affair; love relationship
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to approach; to draw near
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
how things should be; the way something ought to be; ideal state; ideal form
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
that is to say; so that means
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
somehow; for some reason or other
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
how; in what way; how about
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to be worried; to be troubled
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
boy; son; baby boy; young man
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
senior high school; high school
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
national; founded and run by the central government
distinguished family; famous family; noble family; prestigious organization (company, school, etc.)
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)