to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
one day; (on) a certain day
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
complete change; about-face
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
inclination; tendency; nature; character
planning; planning ability; deliberateness
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
fickle nature; flighty temperament; inconstant person
standard; criterion; norm; average; the norm; the ordinary
comprehensive; composite; all-round; all-embracing; general; overall
deposit (esp. on renting a house); security money; bond payment; guarantee
actual profit; practical use; benefit
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)
winning a prize; receiving an award; being awarded
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly