serious accident; major incident
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
beginning; outset; first; onset
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
having said that; on the other hand
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
watchful waiting; careful supervision
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
opening ceremony (of the school term)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
time; season; period; phase; stage
moving (to a new place); moving in; transfer (to a new school)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
this is why; this means; it is the case that
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little