literary club (e.g. at school); literary section (e.g. newspaper)
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
abstention; nonparticipation
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
drama; play; powerful drug
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
deputy head teacher; vice principal
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
promising without due consideration
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
overlooking; turning a blind eye
full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
being surrounded by enemies on all sides; being betrayed (forsaken) by everybody
totally at a loss; lose one's bearings; in a maze; in a fog; all at sea; up in the air
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
railroad; railway; rail transport