railway station; train station
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
undressed concrete; unfaced concrete; (golf) driving range
to dig through; to drill into; to excavate
stairs; stairway; staircase
semibasement; semi-basement
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
apparent age (of someone); rough age
to appease; to suppress; to calm
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
looking up to a person as one's own master or model; being influenced by a person through his works; idolizing
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
carving; engraving; sculpture
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
script used to write Sanskrit (esp. Siddham)
short and stout; small but wide around
to question again; to repeat a question (esp. a problematic point, or to verify understanding); to repeat a query
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
padded, sleeveless undergarment; vest
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
(hand) towel; handkerchief; paper tissue; napkin; serviette