to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
traffic jams at the end of a (multi-day) holiday caused by returning vacation-goers
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
tourist resort; holiday resort
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
Bon holidays; Bon holiday period (in mid-August)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
honorific/polite/humble prefix
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to be infected; to be contagious
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
inside (a refrigerator, warehouse, etc.)
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
that's the way it is; such is life
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
now; the present time; just now; another; more
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role