exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
in succession; one after another
not yet known; unknown; strange
to have one's horizons broadened
to boost; to force up; to push up
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
studies; schoolwork; classwork
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
to cut corners; to be shoddy
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
even though; despite; when
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
that day; the very same day
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
parting; separation; farewell
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
tedious; boring; being fed up with
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
(social) position; status