ill-preparedness; insufficient preparation; lack of preparation
nagging; critical; talkative; gossipy
popular will; will of the people
profound; deep; unfathomable; esoteric
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
schedule of events; calendar of events
mid-range; mid-scale; mid-size
(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
school festival; campus festival
frequency; rate of occurrence
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
town planning; urban development; community development; creating a community
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
detonator; priming; primer; trigger; impetus; spark
event planner; event host
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to redraw (a line); to catch (a cold) again; to consult (a reference) again
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
to be covertly swapped; to be replaced (e.g. with a counterfeit)
death game; genre of fiction in which characters participate in a contest where their lives are at stake
world line; parallel universe (in fiction); parallel world; alternative reality
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
circuit; cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle); cycle; loop
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)
teacher's desk; teacher's lectern
craft brings nothing home; (lit.) the crafty schemer drowns in his own scheme
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
back (side); back end; rear
to get dark after sunset; to turn to dusk; to decline (after a peak); to wane; to be lost in thought; to be in a pensive mood
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
to repent; to be penitent
person killed in action; the war dead
one's habitual behaviour (behavior); day-to-day conduct
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied