to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
former (incumbent); predecessor
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
around the world; throughout the world
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
slight; thin; on the weak side
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
office kitchenette; room with facilities for boiling water
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
declaration; proclamation; announcement
private tutor; coach; governess
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
study; diligence; discount; reduction
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)