pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
such; this sort of; like this
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
March; third month of the lunar calendar
moving; changing residence; change of address
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
all; entire; whole; altogether
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
personal (employee); employed; retained
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
practice; practising; training; study
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
choices; alternatives; options
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
move with haste (when you have no doubts)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding