scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
feeling good; feeling pleasant
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
harassment (esp. in workplace); bullying; discrimination
calamity; disaster; misfortune
mind; mindset; mentality; sentiment
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
I see; that's right; indeed
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
had better ...; had better not ...
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to suffer; to groan; to be worried