standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to smoke (e.g. pipe); to puff (cigarette)
to some extent; to a certain extent
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
like this; this sort; this way
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
rest; break; recess; intermission
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
to prevent; to take precautions
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
banknote; bill; note; paper money
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
worship; adoration; admiration; cult