courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to face on; to look out on to
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
cooperation; collaboration
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
fast-talking; rapid talking
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
just past noon; afternoon
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
lacking substance and existing in name only; something without substance
(something) stopper (e.g. geridome is medicine for diarrhea)
as before; as ever; as it was originally
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
good prospects; full of hope; promising
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone