graduation ceremony; commencement
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
24 hours; twenty-four hours
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
clicking; clopping; clacking
heel (of a shoe); heel (in pro wrestling); bad guy; player of villain roles
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
word; word; Word; Microsoft Word
point in question (at issue)
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
carbonic acid; carbonated water; baking soda; sodium carbonate
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
handbrake; parking brake; emergency brake
secret; private; surreptitious
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
excellent sweet; confection of an established name
nonchalantly; without a care
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually