departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
likability; favorability; popularity
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
even though; despite; when
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
next term; next period; next version; next release
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to compete; to bid; to sell at auction
by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident
to return a favor (favour); to repay
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
really; truly; indeed; good grief
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
fortress; stronghold; citadel
crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis
Ninja clan master; highest-ranking ninja
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
at least; at most; (even) just
to collect; to assemble; to gather
grasp; catch; understanding