enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
training (esp. in-service); induction course
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
(medical) doctor; physician
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to have a talk; to tell a story
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
stock trading; stock transactions; share trading
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
student (esp. a university student)
capital; funds; seed money; asset
even if not; even without
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
interval; break; pause; spare moment
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
tele; Terret (wine grape variety)
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
prior investment; upfront investment