interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
message; informative matter
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
image; figure; figure; form; image
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
one by one; one after another; successively
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
regret; repentance; remorse
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
sentiment; sentimentality