to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
family; members of a family
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to get angry; to become perverse
valley; ravine; glen; gorge
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to pass (of time); to elapse
one day; (on) a certain day
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
older brother; elder brother
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
home area; home town; local
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to win the prize; to win the ring
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
author; writer; novelist; artist
to have one's name entered (in a list)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
difference; variation; difference
genius; prodigy; natural gift
mediocrity; ordinary ability
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate