educational institution; school; academy; campus
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
recent photograph (of a person); recent picture; latest photograph
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
author; writer; novelist; artist
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
photo studio; photographer; camera shop; photography supplies shop; photo processing shop; photo finishing shop
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
notice; attention; observation
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
7th day of the month; seven days
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
movie; film; motion picture
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity