to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
question; inquiry; enquiry
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
pupil; student; schoolchild
consultation on career, university, etc. choices
such; this sort of; like this
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
it's no joke; gimme a break!
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid