above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
English conversation; school for English conversation
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
public talk; panel session; round-table discussion
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
so; like this; in this way
something like ...; something called ...
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
English writing; English sentence; English text; English literature; English lit
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to talk; to chat; to chatter
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...