candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
one (more) effort; one (more) push; a try; a go
log; log; logarithm; log (tree trunk or branch); logbook (of a ship or aircraft); log (device for measuring the speed of a ship)
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
White Day (March 14); day for giving white chocolate and other presents to female coworkers and friends in return for gifts received on Valentine's day
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
one full year; first anniversary
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
to lose heart; to lose motivation
(telephone) call; ring (of a telephone); shout; call; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
many; much; plenty; hardly
happy memory; sweet memory
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
clearing one's throat; cough
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to people
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to not understand what someone is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
train of dress; trailing skirt; woman who doesn't work and only thinks about fashion
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
in one's own way or style
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with