to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
rather; sooner; preferably
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to turn completely into; to become completely
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to attempt; to test; to try out
club activities; extracurricular activities
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
in this way; thus; such; uh...
new book; new publication
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
(some) more; even more; longer; further
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
beyond this point; from now on; after this
(period of) a year; during an era
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
popular person; favorite; favourite
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
in the same way as; just like