recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
founder; organizer; organiser
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
drama; theatre; theater; play
of no interest; not interested
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
final; eventual; ultimate
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
large family; extended family
loveable; very likeable; like very much
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
out of fashion; out of style; outmoded
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
that's the way it is; such is life
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
lack of self-reliance; depending on others