invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
management; administration; operation
relatively; comparatively
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
one's own child; one's own children
decrease; reduction; decline
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
the other day; a few days ago
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
light color; light colour
scenery; scene; landscape
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
one thin flat object; one sheet
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
no!; no no!; no, not at all
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end