to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
after that (a substantive change occurred)
to become better; to improve
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
hundred points; perfect mark
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to get accustomed to using
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
one day; (on) a certain day
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
letter; missive; note; mail
document; official papers
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
news; word; tidings; omen
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to gather; to collect; to assemble
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
to move (house); to change residence
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks