to knock down; to knock off
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to smash (violently); to crush; to ruin (a plan, company, etc.); to wreck; to destroy
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
breaking off an engagement
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
end of consecutive holidays
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
to spit out; to eject; to dump
truancy; absence without leave
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
health problem; poor physical health; bad shape; feeling unwell
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
after school (at the end of the day)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
attendant; valet; servant; follower
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
close; intimate; on good terms
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained