wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
hee hee hee; hi hi hi; chuckling; snickering
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
close; intimate; on good terms
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to be conspicuous; to stand out
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
results; record; grades; marks
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
honorific/polite/humble prefix
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
even if not; even without
these guys; these fellows
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
had better ...; had better not ...
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)