stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to move forward; to move on
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
at; in; at; when; by; with
piano (instrument); piano (dynamic)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
difference; variation; difference
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
like that; that way; thus
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to keep away; to keep at a distance
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
February; second month of the lunar calendar
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
to be able to manage somehow or other
prospects of victory; chances of success
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive