private; exclusive; secret
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
same; similar; (just) like; equal
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
homecoming; returning home
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
normal value; normal level
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
main question; real issue at hand
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)