centre of attention; center of attention
manure; night soil; dung; something that will help one develop in the future
one's own profits; one's own pockets
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
returning (to the authorities); restoring
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing
to write a few lines (to); to drop someone a line; to write a note (to)
treatment; service; handling; management
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
have to do; must; should; ought to
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
bygones; the past; past event
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
untouched; unused; intact
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
to take on a role; to take part
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)