period of time; time slot; time zone
attendance (at school); going to school
commuter; season-ticket passenger
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
don't you think?; indicates question
off an island; away from an island; off-island
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
special directive; special order; special mission; special appointment
summer vacation; summer holiday
to pass (of time); to elapse
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
enterprise; business; company; corporation
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
advertising poster hanging over the centre aisle of a train, bus, etc.
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
display of fireworks; firework(s) display