bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
smack in the middle; perfect strike; bullseye; perfect (for something or someone); just right; just the way one likes it
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)
consideration; taking into account
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
have a good day; take care; see you
to change completely; to change suddenly
time around sunset; early evening
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
trivial matter; trifling thing; something ordinary
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to someone's name
likability; favorability; popularity
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black