without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
as before; as ever; as it was originally
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
in error; by mistake; by accident; accidentally
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
program (e.g. TV); programme
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
every year; yearly; annually
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
head; lead; vanguard; first
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
originally; by nature; from the start
children's home; child care institution; orphanage