pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
long ago; already; a long time ago
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
company; corporation; workplace
producer (film, TV, etc.)
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece
to gain a reputation; to make oneself famous
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to be transparent; to show through
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to have a talk; to tell a story
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
looking aside; (from the) eyes of an onlooker
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
when it becomes; when it comes to
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
summertime; summer season
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
not understanding; not knowing
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)