long ago; already; a long time ago
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
Christmas Eve; holy night
simplification (character, hair-style, etc.); unbalancing an opponent
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
highest ever; record-high; highest on record
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
living; lifestyle; living room
report card; result sheet
imagination; supposition; guess
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
power; might; authority; influence
to be at a loss for words
three generations; three periods; third generation
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise