(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to mark the end; to spell the end
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
the art of war; martial arts; military force; the sword; (arch.) valor; (arch.) bravery
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
outward appearance; looks
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus
to face on; to look out on to
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
menu; schedule; program; menu
item; commodity; list of articles
special; particular; peculiar; unique
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
measuring; weighing; metric; distance function
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
unimpressive; unimpressed
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; babble; gibberish; jargon
manners; courtesy; etiquette