sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
horseplay; fooling around
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
phantom; vision; illusion
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
asking would be rude; tasteless question
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
annual; yearly; year (e.g. of graduation); nth year (e.g. student); order by year
finding employment; getting a job
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
exchange of letters; correspondence
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
February; second month of the lunar calendar
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
month-long period; (during) month
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
March; third month of the lunar calendar
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
to be at a loss for words
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
the public; general public
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time