graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
informal summer clothes for men (short jacket and trousers)
triangular bandage; sling; triangular kerchief; bandana; bandanna
being very busy; busyness
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to taste and compare several dishes (or foods) of the same type
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
training (esp. in-service); induction course
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
to make oneself pleasant to everybody
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
to become an expert; to be master at
swallowing; understanding; apprehension
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
isolation; being alone; being friendless
that kind; competition; match
to choke; to have trouble breathing
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
customer traffic; customers; custom
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
after-party; second party (of the night); second meeting
future (usually near); prospects
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
to begin to catch (attention, etc.); to begin to collect