to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
remembrance; recollection; recognition
closing of a school; closed school
depopulation; declining population
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
ground leveling; ground levelling; groundwork; laying foundations
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
energy drink; nutritional supplement drink; vitamin drink
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
belief that where there's a will, there's a way
number of times; frequency; count
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
group; bunch; crowd; group
tax declaration certificate
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle