time; hour; period; class
fixed date; settlement date
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
year in, year out; always; 24-7
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
too much; excessively; too
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
proposal; proposition; suggestion
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
to fall behind; to drop out; to drop; to fall; to spill
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)