to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
work experience; work history
license; permit; licence; certificate
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
compilation; editing; recording
to swell; to become swollen; to become puffy (e.g. face from lack of sleep); to become bloated (esp. from fluid retention)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
what time; (lit.) which hour
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
after a long time; for the first time in a while
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
to slap; to strike; to spank
opening ceremony (of the school term)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to be postponed; to be deferred; to be delayed
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
without cause; without reason
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
other than; excluding; without
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
to ask; to enquire; to query
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark