severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
discipline; punishment; reprimand
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
club activities; extracurricular activities
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
loose (e.g. belt); slovenly; careless; slack
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
in accordance with; according to
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
scene; spectacle; sight; view
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track