worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
personality; character; individuality; personhood
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
to come to one's senses; to calm down
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
senior high school student
one's youth; one's youthful days (years); the flower of one's youth; the springtime of one's life
after that; afterwards; thereafter
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
all night; throughout the night
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things