head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
to act suspiciously; to behave in a strange way
black spot; black dot; bull's-eye; middle dot; interpunct
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to add (e.g. a postscript)
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
remaining; left-over; excess
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
height (of body); stature
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
power; authority; jurisdiction
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
marathon; long-distance race
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
state of mind; mentality; psychology
about when; about what time; how soon
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
last week; the week before
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said