winter vacation; winter holidays
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
health management; health maintenance; health care
to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure
fifth day of the month; five days
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
cares; ill feeling; reserve
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
only; merely; but; no more than
still; even now; to this day
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to keep an eye on; to take care of
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
overlapping; piling; stacking
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
perfect; complete; flawless
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool