character building; formation of character; personality development
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
to escape from; to get out
in the midst of the enemy
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
genuine article; real thing; real deal
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
yes; wind that blows from north to north-east during spring and summer along the coast of the sea of Japan
illustrated reference book; illustrated catalog
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
to dry (up); to become parched; to ebb; to recede
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
even though; despite; when
to run a shop; to have a shop
season (for fruit, seafood, etc.); best time of the year (for); in vogue; popular; hot
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
(countless) stars in the night sky; stardust
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; community (of people with a shared trait, members, fans, etc.); scene; enthusiasts
local specialty; special product (of a region)