to some extent; to a certain extent
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
celebratory banquet; feast
accompanied by a man; accompanied by men
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
regret; repentance; remorse
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
to summon courage; to be brave
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent