spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
rubbing (someone) the wrong way; irritating (someone)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
(in the same way) as before; as always
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
individual; private person; personal; natural person
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
depression; low spirits; dejection
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
on and after; from ... onward; since
results; record; grades; marks
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
by all means; at all costs
2nd day of the month; two days
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait