secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
previous engagement; prior contract
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
fast approach; quick intimacy
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba); gingko; maidenhair tree
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
application; request; petition
historic; historical; traditional
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
happi coat; happy coat; workman's livery coat; traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
school rules; school regulations
prohibition; inhibition; ban
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking
illicit sexual relationship
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like