burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
influence (on someone); inspiration
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
trailing; chasing after; imitation; copy
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
decisive moment; critical moment; crucial moment
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
exercise to help digestion
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
taking pictures secretly; taking a sneak shot
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to some extent; to a certain extent
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
financial power; financial means; wealth
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
examination war; fiercely competitive university entrance examinations
school tradition; school customs; school spirit
nice; likeable; desirable
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
everyday life; daily life
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
stimulating; exciting; provocative
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means