stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to feel; to sense; to experience
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
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
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
since when; from when; how long
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
I see; that's right; indeed
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank