role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
all night long; all through the night
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
having difficulty falling asleep; unable to get to sleep
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
schedule; program; programme; agenda
(bringing to a) perfect end; (rounding off with a) crowning achievement; successful conclusion; triumphant finish
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
troublesome; annoying; complicated
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
doing whatever one pleases
consequently; as a result
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)
fourth year (college) student; senior
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
special lecturer; guest lecturer
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
up until now; as recently as the present
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
even if; if; though; despite; even
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
to write (prose, etc.); to compile (an anthology)
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
working adult; full-fledged member of society
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in