counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
nether region; between the legs; groin; crotch
to crumple (up); to wrinkle; to rub thoroughly
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
recommendation; referral; endorsement
senior high school; high school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to paint (draw) a picture
leisure time; idle moment
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
so; like this; in this way
for the first time in one's life
sincere; honest; faithful
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
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...
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
genuine; authentic; true; real
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life