high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
hard-to-get-into university; elite university; highly-selective university
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
to continue to do; to persist in doing
very best quality; superior quality
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
finding employment; getting a job
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
company; corporation; workplace
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
bunch of flowers; bouquet
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
in this way; thus; such; uh...
every year; yearly; annually
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very