to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
English letter; alphabetic character
to produce (e.g. movie, play, show, event, musical recording, etc.); to design (e.g. new commercial product, restaurant concept, etc.); to create; production; creation; design
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
last week; the week before
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
to add (to); to add on; to append
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
polish; improvement; burnishing
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
in succession; one by one
free (of charge); gratuitous
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
transfer of rights; demise; quitclaim deed
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
full ripeness; full maturity
stuffed food (e.g. eggs, tomatoes)
random-access memory; RAM
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
transfer student; student changing schools
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
sorry; excuse me; thank you
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm