superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
corridor; hallway; passageway
after a bath; after taking a bath; large towel used after taking a bath; yukata worn after taking a bath
newly washed hair; wet hair
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to be clearly ahead of the competition; to stand out noticeably above one's rivals; to stand out from the crowd
that; the matter in question
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
slow; clumsy; slow-witted; stupid
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
half portion; inexperienced; green; poor (work)
function; facility; faculty; feature
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to rain incessantly; to downpour
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to babble in one's cups; to ramble drunkenly
shunning; ostracism; exclusion; flick (of one's finger; to express disgust, scorn, disapproval, etc.)
to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to be dripping wet; to get drenched to the skin
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice