harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
to be partly responsible for; to have a part in; to play a role in
to feel gloomy; to have doubts (e.g. about the future); to be at a loss (e.g. over what to do)
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
ability; performance; efficiency
selfish; self-indulgent; arbitrary
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
breaking off; snapping off
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
haughty; arrogant; supercilious
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; invariant
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
saying in other words; putting (something) another way
to throw open; to leave open
solely; entirely; only; or
joint; seam; joining point
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
to forget to say; to forget to mention
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
a cut above; one step above
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard