ballot paper; voting paper
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
news flash; prompt report; bulletin; quick announcement
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
automatic; intransitive verb
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to lose sight of; to miss
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
failure teaches success; failure is a stepping-stone to success
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
penetration; permeation; transmission
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to keep in mind and do as one has been told; to learn and obey; to act in accordance; to comply