classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman
theatre; theater; playhouse
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
daytime television serial; soap opera
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to recall; to remember; to recollect
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to some extent; to a certain extent
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
all; entire; whole; altogether
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to approach; to draw near
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision