participation; joining; entry; adherence
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
volunteer activities; volunteerism
recommendation; referral; endorsement
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
to do (a person) good; to bring profit
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
resignation; acceptance; consolation
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
charity; benevolence; philanthropy; (love for) humanity; fraternity; brotherhood
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
carrying out mercenary deeds; having a mercenary attitude; calculating
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
(period of) a year; during an era
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to draw around (e.g. a curtain); to drag around; to take (someone) around; to parade around; to order about; to lead