joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
considerably; fairly; quite
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
particularly; only; in the case of
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
please (give me); please (do for me)
how long; how much; to what extent
to yearn for; to pine; to be deeply in love with
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
single word; a few words; brief comment
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
behind; in the rear; in back
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
urban area; urban district
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
SUV; sport utility vehicle
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
ability; performance; efficiency
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
business rival; professional jealousy
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish