platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
computer game for men featuring beautiful women characters (usu. adult game)
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
outcast; odd man out; pariah
to step forward; to volunteer
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
and yet; though; when; in spite of
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
physical condition; state of health
difficult to ...; hard to ...
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
thereupon; shortly thereafter
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
serious; severe; grave; acute
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
the place for; the time for; the level of
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid