by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
elite bureaucrat; high government official; high-ranking bureaucrat; senior government official
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
results; record; grades; marks
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
willpower; energy; vitality
at a moment's notice; readily
it is not (like that) either
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
fast-talking; rapid talking
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
weight training; muscle training
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character