custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to chase; to run after; to pursue
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
sanity; consciousness; soberness
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
without; but if; otherwise; or else