participation; joining; entry; adherence
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
all present; all concerned; all of us
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to accept; to receive; to agree
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to face; to go towards; to head towards
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
preference; priority; precedence
nuclear power generation; nuclear electricity generation
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
estimate (of costs); budget
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
amount of money; sum of money
mountaineering club; mountain area
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds (golf)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly