dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
until now; so far; up to the present
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
how; in what way; by what means
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
deputy head teacher; vice principal
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
commander-in-chief; supreme commander; captain (of a team)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
front; frontage; facade; main
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all