discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
enterprise; business; company; corporation
practical; realistic; pragmatic
solemn; grave; impressive
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
cram school; private tutoring school
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
raindrops (dripping from eaves, branches, etc.); exclamation point; exclamation mark
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
besides; in addition; also; moreover
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
informer; informant; betrayer; snitch
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
to shake one's head (in denial)
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to be given up; to be discontinued