making practical; making useful; implementing
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
price; cost; value; worth; value
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
aptitude; aptness; suitability
rival candidate; opposing candidate
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
how many years; how long; what year
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...