long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
last night; yesterday evening
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
illness; condition; -pathy
manners; courtesy; etiquette
false rumor (rumour); groundless rumor; misinformation
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently
feeling good; feeling pleasant
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere
drama; theatre; theater; play
club activities; extracurricular activities
dice roll with the desired result; lucky throw of the dice; good luck; stroke of luck; hoped-for result
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
parroting back; repeating (another's words) like a parrot
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to have the privilege of doing
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hanger; holder; in the process of (doing); midway through
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
to remember; to recollect; to recognize; to recognise
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
separate; special; another; separately