senior; veteran; old-timer
bleachers; grandstand; spectator seating
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
along with; in line with; following; due to; as a result of; in accordance with
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
change; transformation; reform; revolution; revolutionizing; innovation
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
official name; formal name
not yet fixed; undecided; pending; TBD
future; possible; potential; prospective
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
guaranteed; authentic; certified
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
reconnoitering party; scout (army)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
wholeheartedly (approve, agree, etc.); unconditionally; completely
time; season; period; phase; stage
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
pie; tart; palmier (pastry)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
tendency; trend; inclination
with a friendly grin; smilingly
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant); foul (comp. karuta); touching a card which is not in the same territory as the correct card
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
three times; thrice; many times; over and over again; repeatedly
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
the other day; a few days ago