laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
to be consistent; to be coherent
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
convenient; handy; useful
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
rearrangement; reallocation; realignment; relocation
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
acting ability; talent as a performer
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
corridor; hallway; passageway
near; close; beside; third person
to rest against the wall; to lean against a wall
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
materials; data; document
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
fluent (in a language); flowing
listening device; bug; wiretap
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me