to fulfill one's responsibilities
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
just because; even if; even though
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
no-good man; (male) loser
speech; expression; wording; language
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
enemy movements; enemy's position
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
surname; family name; last name
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
government office; public office
trivial; not amounting to much
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
boxed lunch bought at a station (often a local specialty); sexual position in which one person stands supporting the other
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
great difference; big difference; wide margin
open-top car; convertible; soft-top
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
stingfish; scorpion fish; stonefish
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
results; record; grades; marks