even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
pledge; vow; (of a man and woman) having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
elder sister; effeminate man
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
interval; break; pause; spare moment
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
difference; variation; difference
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
this and that; various things
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
speaking voice; talking voice