step-up; advance; progress; increase
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
combination (e.g. of foodstuffs)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
preference; priority; precedence
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
teacher's desk; teacher's lectern
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
Balcony of Appearances; balcony where the imperial family appears before the public; (sports) interview platform; winner's platform; dancing platform (in a disco)
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
(arch.) to rub into; to train for; to prepare for
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to sink (into); to get depressed
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to be steamed (properly, e.g. rice); to be stuffy; to grow musty; to get close
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
squatting; sitting; breaking down; stopping (e.g. of car engine)
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
button (clothing); push-button
shaking like a jelly; jellylike
spreading the legs (wide apart); opening the legs
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to be greedy; to devour greedily
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
forcibly; against one's will
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
great difference; major mistake