green (colour); green (energy, car, etc.); environmentally friendly; greenland; green space; green
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.); losing momentum; loss of efficiency
upper arm; (arch.) lower arm
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
with a bonk; with a thump; with a klunk; with a rap
protection against the cold
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)
more than anything; above all else
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to become hoarse; to become husky
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
guidance; leadership; leading the way
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
fast-talking; rapid talking
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with