member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
that; the matter in question
extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super
world; society; people; the public
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
senior high school student
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to gather; to collect; to assemble
after school (at the end of the day)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
considerably; fairly; quite
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
arm; skill; efforts; ability
small number; few; minority
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point