to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
timewasting; killing time
close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
sign; indication; trace; somehow; for some reason; seeming to be
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to pick up; to find; to gather
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
directions; instructions; orders; command
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate