please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to fulfill one's responsibilities
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
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student (esp. a university student)
history of; experience of
how long; how far; how much
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
service game (e.g. in tennis)
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
net play (tennis, etc.); playing close to the net
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)