plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
much less; to say nothing of
club activities; extracurricular activities
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
only recently; just of late
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
female university student; female college student
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
periodic; regular; routine
pleasant feeling; good vibes
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
good impression; favorable impression
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
being good at conversation; conversationalist; good talker
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
first meeting; first interview with
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
female friend; woman friend
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state