interest; appeal; attraction; fun
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
high and low (social standing)
wise saying; famous saying
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
man overly interested in women's breasts
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
warm; snug; cozy; cosy; comfortable; pleasant
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
tree (e.g. Christmas); tree structure; tree diagram
colouring; coloring; colorant
supplementary examination
to feel sorry (for, that); to regret (that); to feel pity; to sympathize
to do everything in one's power; to do all one can; to leave nothing undone; to exhaust one's resources
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
move with haste (when you have no doubts)
private tutor; coach; governess
plastic sleeve (documents); sheet protector; clear file
to examine; to check; to inspect
right side; right-hand side
God; god; ace; king; superior person
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
very bad condition; (in) terrible form; serious slump
to worry about the future
pencil case; pencil box; writing brush case
alphabet; ABCs; the ABCs (of); basics; activity-based costing; ABC
depending on; dependent on