effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
training; drill; practice; discipline
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
then; and (then); in that case; if so
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
I see; that's right; indeed
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
lack of sleep; sleep deprivation
slight; light; mild (disability, symptoms, etc.)
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
double-punch; one-two punch; double whammy; twofold blow
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
(something) so small; so little; trifling
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not