preparations for returning (home)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
take the opportunity to (do something else)
to differ; to vary; to disagree
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
one after another; in succession
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
to be helpful; to be useful
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
if it is the case that ...
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly