now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
a drowning man will clutch at a straw
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
failure; mistake; blunder
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
in the future; another day; later
to ascend; to go up; to climb
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
(switched) off; off-season; offset; off-road; offline; offline get-together; offside
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
dress; one-piece (e.g. swimsuit)
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
town girl; girl raised in a town
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
first class plus; extra special
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
number one; first; best; most; game; round
so; therefore; and; (and) then
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
all over; filled in; complete; total; clichéd; hackneyed; plaintext
route for a date; course of activities for dating couples
theatre-going; theater-going
shopping; purchased goods
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit