few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
embezzlement; misappropriation; pocketing; covering up wrongdoings and feigning ignorance
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
adverse circumstances; unfortunate situation; adversity
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
to fight to the bitter end
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
study group; study meeting