entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
planning; plan; project; arrangements
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
chalk; choke (hold); choke (of an engine)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
chance; opportunity; occasion
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to get back into shape; to retrain; to rebuild; to reschool
to square one's shoulders (in order to intimidate)
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
means; way; method; measure
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
godsend; gift from providence
to intervene; to stop (something)
forcibly; by force; against one's will
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
the clouds look menacing; things don't look good
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan