speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
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)
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
right under; directly below
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change; switching (stock); chromosomal crossover
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to jump up and down; to hop
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
senior high school; high school