as of the end of (today, this month, etc.); to make (today, etc.) the last (day)
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
protection against dust; dust-proof; dust-tight
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
normalcy; normality; normal
clapping and cheering; applause
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
struggle (for); scramble; contest
you guys; buddies; pals; you lot
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
root; source; origin; cause
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
understood; I see; OK; present; here
new and old; incoming and outgoing
apartment building; housing complex
madder red; dark red; crimson
silence; stillness; quietness
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
restaurant with only set meals
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
presumption; assumption; estimation