belief; faith; conviction
hairstyle with hair cut short to typical men's hair length
unapproachable; inaccessible; difficult to access
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
difficult to approach; inaccessible
sincere; earnest; serious
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
second-year student; biennial
custom; practice; convention; precedent
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
pupil; disciple; follower
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
favourite child; favourite student; apple of one's eye
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
guaranteed; authentic; certified
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
downward spiral; negative spiral; vicious circle
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
persistence; single-mindedness
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse