to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
letter of invitation; letter of recommendation; reference
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
calling out to someone with love or good will; phone call to a loved one; fervent request; heartfelt appeal
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
impression; strong belief; conviction
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
self-recommendation; self-nomination; putting oneself forward
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
recommendation; referral; endorsement
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
being very popular; being in great demand
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also