to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
stimulating; exciting; provocative
environment; circumstance
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
to like; to love; to be fond of
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to express (in words); to confess
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
according to plan; as planned; on target
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
invitation; introduction; temptation
to begin; to set about; to start
university entrance examination
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
hard-to-get-into university; elite university; highly-selective university
past (exam) question collection
staffroom; teachers' lounge; faculty lounge
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)