being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
the same kind; accomplice; partner
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
gold prize; gold award; gold medal; first-place prize
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
only one (person, thing); sole; highest; best; custom-made
approval; acceptance; toleration
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
even though; despite; when
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
more than usual; especially; particularly
to memorize; to fix in memory; to master
master; teacher; stable master
maniac; enthusiast; fan; mania; craze
application; request; petition
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
proposal; offer; request; application
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down); count (of radioactivity)
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
exchange of blows; long rally
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to blaze; to burn brightly
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)