simply; merely; only; solely
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
commerce; trade; business
brilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment; remarkable deed
previous work; preceding work; previous title; first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop
finishing reading; non-serialised story (e.g. in a magazine); complete story; breaks and pauses (in a sentence)
please (e.g. forgive me); I beg of you; kindly; humbly
plain; plateau; tableland
trouble; bother; annoyance
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
suitably; properly; duly; as you see fit; as you think best
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to come face to face (with)
female high school student
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
younger half-brother (by a different mother)
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato
on the way home from school
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
child's tear-stained face
violent explosion; bursting
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to turn against; to become an enemy
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat