bright person; talented student; prodigy
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
to return a favor (favour); to repay
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
answering machine; answerphone
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
evening; early night hours
password; watchword; motto; slogan
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
introduction, development, turn and conclusion (quadripartite structure of certain Chinese poetry); story composition and development
to begin; to set about; to start
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
shock therapy; shock treatment
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
month-long period; (during) month
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was