ball;  sphere;  bead (of sweat, dew, etc.);  drop;  ball (in sports);  pile (of noodles, etc.);  bullet
 almost every day;  almost daily
 frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice);  annoyed;  chagrined;  (bitterly) disappointed;  bitter;  vexed
 on one occasion;  once;  at one point;  at one time
 to reach the point that;  to come to be that;  to turn into
 one more time;  once more;  once again
 on purpose;  deliberately;  intentionally
 slowness;  inertness;  inability;  lack of talent;  dullness
 results;  record;  grades;  marks
 similarly;  same (idea);  same (name)
 to tie;  to fasten;  to hitch;  to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.);  to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.);  to save (someone's life)
 unpleasant;  uncomfortable;  creepy;  spooky
 understanding;  comprehension;  appreciation;  sympathy
 youthful indiscretion;  youthful enthusiasm;  youthful excess
 pinch;  crisis;  tough spot;  clothespin
 to reconsider;  to rethink;  to reassess
 to fuss over;  to be particular about;  to be obsessive about;  to be fixated on;  to obstruct;  to hinder
 (corporate) restructuring;  downsizing;  laying off people
 last days;  the end;  one's fate
 disastrous;  tragic;  miserable;  wretched;  pitiful;  woeful
 from now;  from the present moment;  from this time forward;  henceforth
 3 o'clock;  afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock);  three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law);  three ages of the dharma
 rather;  sooner;  preferably
 twelve o'clock;  noon;  midnight
 retirement;  retiring (from a race, match, etc.);  dropping out
 development;  exploitation
 examination;  quiz;  test;  tryout;  rehearsal (in filming)
 person in charge (of an area of work);  person responsible;  contact (person)
 way (of doing);  manner;  method;  means
 cheap lodging or flophouse, especially in a skid row area or slum
 to become familiar with;  to fit in;  to adapt oneself;  to get used to;  to grow accustomed to
 cooperation;  collaboration
 affixing a seal (to);  putting one's seal (on)
 consideration;  concern;  fear;  worry;  solicitude
 seeing one off;  farewell;  escort
 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)
 with a burble;  hollow (sounding);  holey;  full of holes or dents;  viciously beating;  hitting and kicking repeatedly
 unthinkable;  unexpected;  absolutely not!;  far from it!;  (it was) no bother at all;  not at all