fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
to yearn for; to be in love with
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
heartache; ache in one's heart; emotional pain
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
general mobilization; general mobilisation
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
serious; not joking; straight
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
shyness; bashfulness; shame
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
recovery; undoing; recall
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
detestable; despicable; abhorrent
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
cartilage; nankotsu; (dish of) gristle (usu. of chicken, deep-fried)
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
waste of time; killing time
answering machine; answer phone
number-withheld phone calls
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
around the clock; day and night
towel blanket; terry-cloth blanket