to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
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
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
column (e.g. in newspaper); stand-alone feature article framed by a box
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
subscriber; reader; admirer
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
transient (symptom, phenomenon); temporary; passing; fleeting
to make merry; to be festive
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)
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
this sort of; this type of
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
willpower; energy; vitality
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to limp; to drag one's feet
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
pure and innocent; immaculate
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to come back; to bloom a second time
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with
best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)