foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
eccentric; crank; oddball
division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification
property; fortune; assets
the strait gate (in the Bible); the narrow gate; high barrier (to enter a highly competitive school, company, etc.); difficult hurdle; difficulty
ordinary people; common folk; general masses; man in the street; populace at large
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
exemption; exoneration; discharge
current year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
isolation; being alone; being friendless
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to make oneself pleasant to everybody
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
does not agree with; does not get along with
life in a dormitory; dormitory life
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
if you ask me ...; as for ...
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
dealing with; coping with
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
to mix; to stir; to blend
from A to Z; without exception; in every particular
this and that; one thing and another