victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to join forces; to cooperate
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
previous year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
and; AND (Boolean operator)
affidavit; deposition; testimony
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
close; intimate; on good terms
to speak as though something were actually the case; to smooth over; to give the impression that; to make it sound that
completely changed; totally transformed
(another's) daughter; young lady
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
new (musical) composition; new piece; new song
unit; (musical) group; band
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
bento; Japanese box lunch
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...