deep inside; innermost place
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
stairs; stairway; staircase
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
corridor; hallway; passageway
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
interviewer (for job, school, etc. interviews)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
fortitude; perseverance; stoicism; patience
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
how long; how far; how much
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
what if (as in "what if" stories)
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
many; much; plenty; hardly
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
division into equal parts; equal parts
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive