just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
(non-documentary) television series; teledrama; television drama; television play; video drama
email friend; email penpal
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
one room apartment; studio apartment
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
vagrant habits; vagabondism; wanderlust
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
dial (on timepiece, meter, etc.); letter board (e.g. on typewriter, writing aide for the disabled, etc.); character board
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
foreign; abroad; overseas
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
determination; resolution
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
resignation; leaving office; leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
to look down on; to make light of
sympathy; empathy; response
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
polishing (e.g. essay); revision; elaboration; refinement; improvement
to jump at; to be attracted by
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state