activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
training; education; development; cultivation
to make a success in life
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
I see; that's right; indeed
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
being startled; getting a shock
sincere; honest; faithful
invitation; introduction; temptation
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
to fan; to incite; to instigate
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
cooperation; collaboration
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
to push (something) against
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
second day of the month; two days
fourth day of the month; four days
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
narrow margin; slim margin
to gain a victory; to win