unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
unreserved seat; non-reserved seat
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
rising; ascending; climbing
society; the world; the times
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
on and after; from ... onward; since
reopening; resumption; restarting
working adult; full-fledged member of society
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
5th day of the month; five days
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
departure; leaving; setting off
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
clear; precise; definite; distinct
departure date; day of departure
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
free time; time at leisure
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
setting off (on a trip); departure
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately