to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
to sit for an examination
to follow another's example
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
that's the way it is; such is life
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
document; official papers
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
document screening; paper screening; narrowing down a field of applicants based on resumes, written applications, etc.
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
such ... as; or some such
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
results; record; grades; marks
rather; better; instead; if anything
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
something; some kind of; for some reason
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer