open-top car; convertible; soft-top; cabriolet
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
support; mutual aid; cooperation; approval; authorization; authorisation
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
to keep (a person) waiting
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff
emergency stop (of a train, car, etc.)
in session; in progress; under way; open
open (attitude, etc.); openhearted; frank; open (space); spacious
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith (and marrow)
to inform; to give notice; to tell in advance; to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
self-destruction; self-sabotage
junior college; vocationally oriented post-secondary institution offering two or three-year programs
untidy (room, pile, etc.); messy; cluttered; disorderly; jumbled (e.g. thoughts); chaotic (lifestyle, atmosphere, etc.)
difficult to approach; inaccessible
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
scope; valid range; effective range (e.g. in broadcasting); coverage
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
byway; side street; cross street; wrong way; digression
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
to keep (e.g. the lead); to maintain (a standard, situation, etc.); to put aside (for someone); to save (e.g. a seat); to keep (the ball; in soccer, rugby, etc.); to retain possession
loop line; (transportation) belt line
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
grater (esp. the variety used in Japanese cooking to grate foods very finely)
navigation; (car) navigation system; navigator
to wring the neck; to strangle