this occasion; at this time; now
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to bring back; to restore
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
present continuous tense; present progressive form
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
in the same manner as before; the same as always
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
to become better; to improve
to rock; to shake; to swing
home area; home town; local
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
summer vacation; summer holiday
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
scale; scope; plan; structure
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
permutation; lining up in order; linear arrangement
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
extent to which (something) is true or false; whether or not (something) is true
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate