condition; state (of health); appearance
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
to speak with an accent; to mispronounce; to be corrupted (of word)
practice; practising; training; study
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
tacit approval; tacit permission; connivance; acquiescence; toleration; overlooking
indictment; prosecution; complaint
viewing as a problem; problematizing
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity); golden (opportunity); one-in-a-million (chance)
wait until you actually see it
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
love; attachment; tender emotions; falling in love
the way of the world; the lay of the land; the inescapable circumstances (of life)
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
contemplation; meditation
timid; fainthearted; weak-willed
how many times; how often
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
rehabilitation (in society)
application; application software; application; putting into use; application; request
drug; medicine; (illegal) drug; narcotics
what's what; heads or tails