thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
choice; selection; option
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
way; method; means; resource; course
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
for example; for instance; e.g.
is that so?; I see; right; oh
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
press conference; news conference
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
server; (cake) server; (water) dispenser; server (tennis, volleyball, etc.)
academic affairs; educational affairs; school affairs; administrative affairs of a religious body
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
access (to a place, esp. using public transport); access (to a website, data, etc.)
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words