convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
cost of fuel and lighting; cost of heat and electricity; energy bill; utility cost
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
power of expression; expressiveness; expressive power
good humour (humor); good mood
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
in order; sequential; seriatim
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
practice; practising; experience
entering the rainy season; beginning of the rainy season
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
break (in the weather, esp. rain or snow); interval of clear weather; patch of blue sky; (arch.) period of serenity
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
shopping; purchased goods
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
overcrowding; crowded; congestion
second day of the month; two days
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly