to make a speech; to address
I owe you; I owe you one; I owe you a favor
collection of books; (personal) library
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade; firefighter
powerless; weak; lacking physical strength; incompetent; lacking ability; powerless
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to worry (about); to be worried (about); to be troubled (by); to be pained (by); to be distressed (by)
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
mechanical ineptitude; being hopeless with machines
to serve; to work for; to attend
handwriting; handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
underworld; underside of society
homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
to move (house); to change residence
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
slightly early; just before
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
continual change; vicissitudes; transmigration; metempsychosis
coming out (disclosing one's sexual orientation or gender identity); revealing (e.g. something embarrassing); disclosure; announcement
excess or deficiency; too much or too little
Henon bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis)
gyro; gyroscope; gyro; gyrocompass
full-time housewife; stay-at-home homemaker
fancy restaurant; expensive restaurant
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
leaving school during a term
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
habit of idleness (laziness); indolence
polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled
first rider in a charge; first (person) to arrive
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
irrespective of the occasion; indiscriminately