at the height (peak) of one's popularity
coverall apron; cook's apron
eccentric young person (esp. girl)
to top up (drinks, water, rice, etc.); to replenish
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.); overprint
article to be delivered; present
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
to smash violently; to crush
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
mission; delegation; transmission
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
in that way; like that; that way
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome