with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
pupils who are not members of any school club; (lit.) go-home club
existential threat; life-or-death crisis
listener ratings (radio, etc.); listenership
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
end of term; end of semester
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
senior high school; high school
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to recall; to remember; to recollect
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
each time it happens; at all such times
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
parting ways after a quarrel
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
about; on; regarding; per; for every
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
morning assembly (at a company, school, etc.); morning gathering
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress