disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
to spread; to be propagated
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
reverse side; opposite (of the expected); purl stitch (knitting)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
street; quarter; district; area
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
to beat time; to mark time
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
good morning, good day and good evening; hello