to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
eating quickly; speed-eating
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
official function; state function
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
at a moment's notice; readily
doing whatever one pleases
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
pessimism; disappointment
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
king; monarch; ruler; champion
you could say; you might say; verging on the