of no use; useless; not fit for purpose
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
middle-aged couple; middle-aged husband and wife
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
health problem; poor physical health; bad shape; feeling unwell
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
burning of New Year's gate decorations (usu. on the 15th day of the New Year)
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
date (of a planned event, act, etc.); day; (number of) days
going back to sleep; sleeping in
away (game, goal, etc.); opponents' ground; unfamiliar surroundings; feeling out of place; enemy territory
opening ceremony (of the school term)
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
student guidance; student counseling
head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
day after day; day by day
river; stream; River; the ... river
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
fireworks display; display of fireworks
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (food); take-out; takeaway
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive