near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
audience; spectator; spectators
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to fall off; to tumble down
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
heigh-ho; heave-ho; hold on!; just a minute; la-la
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
line-marking machine; line marker
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
counter for things inside a bag
one digit; one column; the "ones" column
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
prohibition; inhibition; ban
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
withdrawal symptoms; abstinence syndrome
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
sports-minded; sports-oriented