being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
so; like this; in this way
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
had better ...; had better not ...
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
from the beginning; from scratch
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
because of; owing to; due to