beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
all (that one has); all (that there is); everything; as much as possible; as much as one can; to the utmost
cooling; refrigeration; cooling down (of a political conflict, etc.); calming down
cabinet; housing (for equipment)
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
awareness that one is not good at something; feelings of inferiority
strong reaction (against); (transplant) rejection
confusion; distraction; derangement
Brocken spectre; Brocken bow
rotation (on an axis); rotation (under its own power)
cheating (on an examination); cribbing
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to conjecture; to comprehend; to surmise; to understand; to estimate
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
hungry (e.g. for success)
social networking service; SNS; social media
the same generation; coeval
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
ruggedly; jaggedly; stiffly; choppy (e.g. graphics); lagged; clunky
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
real life; actual life; everyday life
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
skipping (on a CD, record, etc.); jumping