sorry; excuse me; thank you
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
older sister; elder sister
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
time; season; period; phase; stage
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
(committee) chairman; president
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to move (house); to change residence
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
question; inquiry; enquiry
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
offensive (movement); aggression
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead