plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
distinction; differentiation; classification
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
whole school; the first proof; one proofreading
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
again; once more; a second time
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
close-cropped head; bald hill
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
much less; to say nothing of
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
new student; freshman; first-year student
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to fight to the bitter end
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to forget completely; to leave behind
and; thereupon; because of that
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
one day; (on) a certain day
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
be (that) as it may; having said that
national network broadcast; nation-wide broadcast
right in the middle (of); midst; height
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)