hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
double; twice (as much); twofold
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
sowing seeds; planting seeds; scattering seeds
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
consequence; outcome; result; blame
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
ill-preparedness; insufficient preparation; lack of preparation
room for growth; potential; promise
to become possible; to become able to (do)
drama; play; powerful drug
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
electronic cigarette; e-cigarette
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
a long time ago; in those days
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to dry up completely; to become stale