coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
to collect; to assemble; to gather
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
time; hour; period; class
to loiter around; to wander about
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to exert oneself; to devote oneself to
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
month-long period; (during) month
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
lack of leadership (esp. of a teacher)
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
adds force or indicates command
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court