exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
finally; in the end; on top of all that
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
wide difference; a world of difference
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
late at night; at a late hour
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
journal; magazine; periodical
vocabulary notebook; ring of vocabulary flash cards
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit