to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
to thrust before; to thrust at
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
favourite motto; pet saying
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
to not know how to act or what to do; to be at a loss
guess; conjecture; surmise
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to shake; to sway; to waver
to be worried; to be troubled
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
counter for books; volume
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
cram school; private tutoring school
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
together with; same; both; all; including ...
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to make a speech; to address
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
contradiction; inconsistency
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)