far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
epic film; big-budget movie
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
absolute pitch; perfect pitch
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
duty; obligation; responsibility
dream for the future; hopes for the future
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
two-top (soccer formation); formation with two forwards at the front line
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to throw at; to turn; to raise
hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
personification; impersonation; embodiment
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
future (usually near); prospects
commander; general; leader
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
serious; severe; grave; acute
very much; very many; more and more
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether