point at issue; axis of a conflict; focus of confrontation
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world
to emphasize; to attach importance to
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
class president; head class representative
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
sense of values; values; value system
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
opinion; point of view; visual point
transcendence; excellence; superiority
thought; consideration; thinking
place; room; margin; scope
continuation; succession; series
briskly; quickly; promptly
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
difficult to ...; hard to ...
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
collar; color; colour; hair colouring (coloring); calla (variety of arum lily)
to publish a book; to put out a book
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection