member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
had better ...; had better not ...
the other day; a few days ago
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
attendance; presence; appearance
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
form; shape; figure; visage
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
chair; stool; post; office; position
(not so) much; (not) very
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to jump at; to be attracted by
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
within; inside of; less than
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
the ocean; the great deep
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
expression; presentation; representation; notation
horizon (related to bodies of water)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
the Bon Festival and New Year; two great things (happening at the same time)
by sheer strength; by brute force
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off