to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
neighborhood council; neighbourhood council; residents' association; student council
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
principal occupation; core business
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
first time; first; initial
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
karaoke box; club with individual rooms that can be rented with karaoke machines
ten; 10; ten years of age
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
offense and defense; offence and defence
tendency; trend; inclination
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes