ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
difficult to ...; hard to ...
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
sympathy; compassion; pity
to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
street stall; stand; booth
to lie down; to throw oneself down
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
to press against each other; to huddle together
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
becoming red-hot; red heat; scorching heat; burning (love); passionate (e.g. debate); ardent
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
here and there; everywhere
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause