to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to follow another's example
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
refresh (e.g. memory, one's spirits, etc.)
narrow; thin (sized); slender
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
boastful talk about one's love life; speaking fondly about one's sweetheart; going on about one's love affairs
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to need; to call for; to require
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
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
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
pure and innocent; immaculate
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
speech; words; one's lines; remarks