determination; resolution
service business (hotel, restaurant, entertainment); service industry
(written) application; written request; petition; written prayer for a shrine or Buddhist temple
tenth day of the month; ten days
eleventh day of the month; eleven days
interview; oral examination
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
going straight on; going straight ahead
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
four-character compound word (esp. idiomatic)
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; yo-ho!; heave-ho!
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
to fall in love (with); to love
exactly as stated; verbatim
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
object of romantic interest
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
firm promise; definite promise
consultation on career, university, etc. choices
putting into operation; invocation
abuse of authority; abuse of public office; misfeasance
ending up right back where one started
just a handful; only a small number (of)
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet