written apology; written statement of regret
failure; mistake; blunder
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
two times; twice; two degrees
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
at a loss for words; stumped for words
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
story; tale; talk; discussion
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to collect information; to gather knowledge
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
to say everything one wants to say; to exhaust a topic
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo