educational program (TV, radio)
point in question (at issue)
being popular (esp. with the opposite sex); being well-liked
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
toning down; calming down; slowing down; mollification
self-torturing; masochistic
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
defense (esp. in sports); defence
moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative; sente; move that forces a response from the opponent, allowing the player to retain the initiative
turn; turn (melodic ornament); turn (in a game)
excess; surplus; superabundance
taking over (another's debt, work); shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
if so; in that case; in that situation
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
to be boiled; to be cooked
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard
chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; area of a kitchen that contains the chopping board
cancellation (of a lecture, class, etc.)
ability to ignore bad things happening to one; power to not get upset or worked up (by ignoring something)
(already) known; established
appending to the main body of a work; addition of an appendix
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
(feeling of) hatred; (strong) dislike; disgust; aversion; revulsion; loathing
cesspool; sink; manure sink
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
mature woman; middle-aged woman
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
unanticipated; unexpected
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
forced to use; forced into a position
prohibited item; banned item
insolent fellow; rude fellow