to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
discipline; training; teaching manners
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
rising; ascending; climbing
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
(very) patient; persevering
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
the big two...; two major...; two main...
hiba false arborvitae (species of cypress, Thujopsis dolabrata)
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
surname; family name; last name
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
making something widely known; introduction; debut; announcement; unveiling
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
article; news story; report; account
questionnaire; survey; poll
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)