wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
beginning; opening; start; outset
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
end of the fiscal year; end of the school year
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
one full year; first anniversary
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
employee welfare; employee benefits; fringe benefits
push-up (exercise); press-up
strength training; resistance training; muscle-building
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
head; brains; intellect; understanding
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
suddenly (stick out, appear, extend, etc.); abruptly (protrude); unexpectedly
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
molding; moulding; shaping; forming; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
budget compilation (by the Cabinet)
revised budget; supplementary budget
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
a handful (of); small amount (of); small number (of); trouncing; crushing
very ordinary; mediocre; all-too-common; quite commonplace
administrative staff; business clerk; clerical force; clerical officer; clerical personnel; clerical staff
no exception; without exception; always the same
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
with a thud; with a flop; with a plop; suddenly (stop, come to an end, etc.)