to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
predation; eating prey; preying upon
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
diversion; distraction; feint
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
flying column; detached force
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
I don't want to boast but
slow; clumsy; slow-witted; stupid
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
fit; attack; spasm; ictus; paroxysm; seizure
with a splash; with a plop
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
society; public; community; social studies
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
great success; big hit; (hitting the) jackpot; big win; being right on the mark (of a prediction); being bang on
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
easy to get into (e.g. of music, etc.); easily getting into (a certain mood, etc.)
column of water; water column
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
to recover consciousness; to come to
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
who benefits (from that)?; who cares?; who would want that?; pointless; of benefit to no one; of interest to no one
being a fan of; being a supporter of; pushing for; one's favourite (member of an idol group, character in an anime, player in a team, etc.)
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve