to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
go that far; to that extent
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
decision; determination; resolution
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
oasis; OASYS (Fujitsu WP system)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
time; hour; period; class
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
thought; consideration; thinking
dive (e.g. into water); (underwater) diving; dive (of an aircraft)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to return a favor (favour); to repay
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle