to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
time; season; period; phase; stage
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
order of chivalry; chivalric order
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
invisibly; secretly; privately
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
the strait gate (in the Bible); the narrow gate; high barrier (to enter a highly competitive school, company, etc.); difficult hurdle; difficulty
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily
memory; sense; experience
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
another thing; exception; special case
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
one's best interests; one's own good
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
military exploits; military feats; military achievements; distinguished military service