checkers (board game); draughts; checker
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
natural disaster; cataclysm
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
secrecy; highly classified information
nothing but; none other than
employment; starting work
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
the following week; the next week
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
leader of a charge; first to arrive
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
it's been a long time; long time no see
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
social conditions; social situation; state of society; social landscape; social climate
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear