starting point; starting line
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
correction; rectification; mending; repair
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
gender; distinction of sex; sex
man; male; masculine gender
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
not limited to; not just ...
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
courtesy call; courtesy visit
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
stealthily; secretly; in secret
explanation; interpretation
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
dietetics; nutritional science
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
one by one; one each; one at a time
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
change of occupation; career change
confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
new graduate; recent graduate
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
bed and food; eating and sleeping