the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
upper half of the body; upper body
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
rest; break; recess; intermission
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
reproachful; hateful; bitter
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
practice; practising; training; study
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
calm; composed; cool; quiet
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
infancy; childhood; tender age
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh