halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
due form; official; formality
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
provisional club enrolment (school, etc.); trial period in a club
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
understood; I see; OK; present; here
deputy director; assistant director; vice director; deputy general manager; assistant general manager; vice (general) manager
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
estimate (of costs); budget
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
club budget; club expense
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize