cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
sincere; earnest; serious
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
troublesome; annoying; complicated
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)
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
together; at the same time; same; identical
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
end; close; finish; termination
after school (at the end of the day)
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
to envy; to be envious (of); to be jealous (of)
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
in spite of; regardless of