poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
difficult to ...; hard to ...
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
point-scoring; scoring Brownie points
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
period of youth; while young
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
opposite side; opposition
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to keep an eye on; to take care of
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
distance in a straight line
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
along the road (e.g. following its curves without turning off at any intersection); along the street
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe