unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
for the first time in one's life
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
long ago; already; a long time ago
new record (in sports, etc.)
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
glacial period; glacial epoch; glacial era; tough period; drought (of opportunities, jobs, etc.)
living thing; organism; creature; biology
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
that is to say; so that means
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
relation; connection; relevance
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction