club activities; extracurricular activities
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to exclude; to leave out (of conversations, etc.); to freeze out; to send to Coventry
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
remaining silent; keeping secret
story; tale; talk; discussion
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to drink up; to drain (cup)
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
reading but not responding to a text message (in a chat application); leaving (someone) on read
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
even though; despite; when
call; summons; convening; convocation
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
way; method; means; resource; course
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
ancient writing (i.e. Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
measurement error; calculation error
choices; alternatives; options
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
until now; so far; up to the present