boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
Achilles tendon; calcaneal tendon; Achilles' heel; vulnerable point
to call in; to invite; to bring in
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
feebleness; weakness; weak
proposal; proposition; suggestion
rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
forcibly; against one's will
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
duty; obligation; responsibility
by sheer strength; by brute force
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
half-cooked; rare; ambiguous; vague; immature
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
have a good day; take care; see you
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to be tired of looking at
news; word; tidings; omen
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
(not) even once; (not) ever