grandstand play; grandstanding; showboating; showing off
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
section manager; section chief
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
zapping (through TV channels); channel surfing
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
money-saving feeling; bargain feeling
being very popular; being in great demand
height of one's popularity; peak of one's popularity
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
international; diplomatic intercourse
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
moving into (a city, etc.); transfer (to a new school)
to accept; to receive; to agree
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
heavenly voice; off the record instructions; influential person's opinion; powerful person's verdict
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
from the viewpoint of; according to
to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up
clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
difficulty of finding employment (due to a job shortage)
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
dangerous position; peril
second marriage; remarriage
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing