that; the matter in question
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
true character; real nature
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
excitement; stimulation; agitation; pride; haughtiness; arrogance
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
mess; jumble; muddle; chaos
breath; breathing; tone; mood
(not) even once; (not) ever
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to be exhausted; to be tired out
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
to be sluggish (business); to make little progress; to not grow as much as expected
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
interference; meddling; butting in