serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
choices; alternatives; options
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
cesspool; sink; manure sink
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
resourcefulness; social grace; confidence; life experience
working adult; full-fledged member of society
pointing and calling (occupational safety method)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
seasonal goods; seasonal items; item of short-lived interest; faddish product; ephemeral work
Gothic Lolita (type of fashion style)
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
the dark side; the seamy side
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
glue (usu. from animal and fish bone, skin, etc.)
cross; crossed; cruciform