to make sure of the truth
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
accurate; correct; precise; exact
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
woman; female; feminine gender
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
superficial; shallow; frivolous; careless; sliding along the surface of something; being slippery
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
cheerfully; spiritedly; vigorously; lively
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to reopen (e.g. a file, window); to open again
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to read (a book, etc.) over again
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up