hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to push away; to push aside; to shove
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
doctor's office; medical office; sickbay
professor; teaching; instruction
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
to be torn off; to come off
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
to look after (often medically); to take care of
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to take off one's glasses
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
commencing with; including
each field; various circles
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
sick person; patient; invalid
to carry something into a place
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
some people; a few people; several people
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
mortarboard; trencher; (square) academic cap formerly worn by Japanese university students
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to clatter; to flap (noisily); to rattle; to walk around being unable to settle down
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in