sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
even if; even though; however; no matter how
from the beginning; from scratch
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
monolith; large slab of rock
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
hostility; antagonism; opposition
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
slim; slender; slight; delicate
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
to step firmly; to harden by treading
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
small number; few; minority
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
journal; magazine; periodical
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)