closing hours (of a store, restaurant, etc.)
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
object of romantic interest
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
conclusion; end; completion; summing up; supervision
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to laugh away; to laugh off
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
cosmetics; toilet articles
dive (e.g. into water); (underwater) diving; dive (of an aircraft)
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
married couple with similar tastes or dispositions; like husband, like wife
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to throw open; to leave open
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
sense for (how to use) money; money sense
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
companion; partner; spouse
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
every single word and phrase; each and every word
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off