to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
considerably; greatly; a lot
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; (lit.) to strangle with floss silk
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
memories; recollections; reminiscence
wherein; therein; thereinto
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
offender; criminal; culprit
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
inspection; examination; checking
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
right; correct; proper; righteous; just