primary school; elementary school; grade school
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
clumsy; unskillful; bungling; poor; bad
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
that's true; of course; obviously
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
related to; in relation to
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
bad influence; negative influence
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
loafing; indolent; lazy; hey
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
silence (not speaking); muteness
to breathe out; to exhale
along; parallel to; in accordance with
along the way; along the road