obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
reason; cause; circumstances
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
bento; Japanese box lunch
how; in what way; how about; questionable
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
successively; one after another
reaching the winning post; reaching the finish; making the goal; getting married
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
dashing around on a horse; running around; exerting oneself (for another)
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to attempt; to test; to try out
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
killing two birds with one stone
genius; prodigy; natural gift
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
press corps; group of reporters
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
mock cavalry battle; piggyback fight
individual; private person; personal; private
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend