Golden Week; string of public holidays in late April-early May
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
end; close; conclusion; termination
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
advantage; advantage (in soccer, rugby, etc.); advantage rule; advantage (in tennis)
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
to manage something successfully; to be successful