idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to be worried; to be troubled
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
studies; schoolwork; classwork
preference; priority; precedence
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
videotape recorder; VTR; video recording; pre-recorded video shown during a television programme
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
compilation; editing; recording
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
preparations for returning (home)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
impertinent; impudent; cheeky
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
Spica (star in the constellation Virgo); Alpha Virginis
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
critic; reviewer; commentator
making a guest appearance; guest starring
column (e.g. in newspaper); stand-alone feature article framed by a box
specialist journal; specialized magazine; specialised magazine
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
harsh; severe (e.g. criticism, verbal attack); sweeping denunciation
management; administration; operation
emergency; extraordinary; unusual