hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
while; during; while; although; all; both
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
the other day; a few days ago
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point