to happen to hear; to overhear
regular holiday; fixed day off; regular closing day
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
unfairness; injustice; partiality
judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to repeat; to do over again
sleeping pill; sleep medication
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
prohibition; inhibition; ban
clear; precise; definite; distinct
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
sorry; excuse me; thank you
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
buying (of stock, materials, etc.); purchasing; stocking; laying in; procurement