high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
school(s) with flexible, child-centred curricula
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
examination; consideration; test; quiz
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
boyfriend; almost boyfriend
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform; Jersey (cattle)
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
one more time; once more; once again
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
tag; slip; label; sticker
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal