challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
preliminary arrangements; spade work
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); suddenly becoming popular; becoming a hit
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
schedule; program; programme; agenda
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
transit (passenger); connecting (flight); transfer (ticket)
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
corridor; hallway; passageway
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
failure; mistake; blunder
transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change; switching (stock); chromosomal crossover
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
overlapping; piling; stacking
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete