standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
(necessary) personnel; required person
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
in advance; beforehand; previously
being on duty; person on duty
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
in order; in turn; one by one
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
All Seats Sold, Thank You; full house; sell-out crowd
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
all sorts of; all kinds of
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
district; section; sector
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
two times; twice; two degrees
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately