to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
guardians; parents; father and older brother
heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance
first year of high school; first-year high school student
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
to get late; to advance; to wear on
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
interest; rights; concession
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
defense; defence; protection
head; brains; intellect; understanding
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
profit motive; (with) the intention to profit; profit-making intention; for profit
practical problem; practical matter
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
continuation of war, fighting or battle
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
contact; touch; contact lens
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
as if (something untrue was actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
most attractive feature (of a person)
real life; actual life; everyday life
unheard-of; unprecedented; daring; wild; uninhibited
soccer club (at a school); football club
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
to stray from; to get lost
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...