billboard; advertising sign
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
to pass (of time); to elapse
practice; practising; experience
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
third day of the month; three days
business trip; official trip
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
visitor; attendee; spectator; guest; audience
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
absence; disregard; indifference
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to entrust; to leave to a person
surroundings; environs; circumference
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
materials; data; document
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
non-profit; not-for-profit; non-commercial
to have one's name entered (in a list)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused