to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
being about to cry; the verge of tears
attractive face and figure
studies; schoolwork; classwork
to revere; to respect; to worship
communication skills; communication ability
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to entertain; to make welcome
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
all-out attack; general offensive
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
distant look; faraway look
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
weak point; unskillfulness
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
to think too much; to be over-concerned
to fade into dusk; to fade into twilight; to decline; to wane; to look melancholic (of a person)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
chorus; singing in a chorus
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
singing voice; (sound of) singing
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification