hard to get; hard to come by
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to soothe and humor; to coax
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
sunburn; suntan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. of paper); yellowing; drying up (of a river, field, etc.)
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
healthy; sound; wholesome
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
terrible (video) game; crappy game; rubbish game
pilgrimage; walking tour; travelling (on foot)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
homeroom; form room; form class
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
from now; from this moment; henceforth
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
relation; connection; relevance
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy