club activities; extracurricular activities
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
to understand from experience
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
decision; determination; resolution
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
instability; insecurity; crankiness
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
global scale; worldwide scale
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
for example; for instance; e.g.
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
something to wear; clothes
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of