neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
difficult problem; challenge
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
acquiring; obtaining; receiving
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
comparatively; relatively
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
during; for the duration of
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
tenth day of the month; ten days
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
number of people to be admitted or accepted
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
drunkard; heavy drinker; boozer
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
although I say; although one might say; although called
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
strictly; severely; fully; closely; tightly
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to lean against; to set against
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee