to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
being startled; getting a shock
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
on the occasion of; at the time of
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to be prolonged; to drag on
feeling on the skin; skin sensation
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
authority; power; influence
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
falsehood and truth; fiction and fact
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
to correct oneself; to restate
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine