knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
older sister; elder sister
great laughter; burst of laughter
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to fall off; to tumble down
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
plain; plateau; tableland
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
fortitude; perseverance; stoicism; patience
to check; to stop; to keep back
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
going through; going via; going by way of
(degree of) seriousness; level of commitment
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to shoot a person to death
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
to be too late; to be too slow
forecasted day (of cherry blossom blooming, etc.)
to go to see (something, someone); to visit