cruelty; hard-heartedness
natural; intrinsic; from birth
being good at cooking; good cook
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
that; the matter in question
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
every month; each month; monthly
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
registration; accession; register; entry; record
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
talk about divorce or separation
chance of going out; opportunity (to succeed); musical accompaniment for an actor going on stage
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
head; chief; boss; leader
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
high-voltage current; high-tension current
coloured carp; colored carp
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
fundamental academic skills; expected basic knowledge (of a subject)
hard training; intensive training
not limited to; not just ...
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid