explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
recovery; undoing; recall
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to need; to call for; to require
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to be worried; to be troubled
senior high school; high school
unrequited love; one-sided love
originally; by nature; from the start
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
interview (e.g. for a job)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
save; checking; curbing; suppressing
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
personal; individual; private
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor