news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to become free; to get time off
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
second (unit of time); arc second
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
property; fortune; assets
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
regret; repentance; remorse
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to be helpful; to be useful
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which