to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
split; division; break up
novel; original; new; innovative
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
in the meanwhile; during the time
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
end; close; conclusion; termination
to need; to demand; to take; to require
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
to be exhausted; to be worn out
strength in one's arms; physical strength; muscular strength; force; violence
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
here and there; in places
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
assertion; declaration; affirmation
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
feeling keenly; fully realizing
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
alternately; by turns; one after the other
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
to lose sight of; to miss
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck