I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
editor (in publishing, etc.)
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
indictment; prosecution; complaint
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
successively; one after another
to thrust down; to push off
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
feeling keenly; fully realizing
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time