bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
reorganization (e.g. of a company); reorganisation; consolidation; scrap-and-build
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
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
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
seventh day of the month; seven days
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
continuation; succession; series
within; inside of; less than
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
school festival; campus festival
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
sports ground; sports oval
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
corridor; hallway; passageway
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
lottery; lot; raffle; draw