troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
in that manner; like that
to breathe out; to exhale
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
to be found; to be discovered
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
time; season; period; phase; stage
month-long period; (during) month
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
shoe sore; foot blister (caused by shoes)
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
adaptability; capacity for adaptation
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
tendency; trend; inclination
exploitation; overuse; abuse
polish; improvement; burnishing
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile