circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
club activities; extracurricular activities
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
difficult to ...; hard to ...
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
duty; function; office; mission; task
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
have a good day; take care; see you
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
holding two or more positions concurrently
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
good humour (humor); good mood
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
racket; paddle (in table-tennis)