to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
step; stride; counter for steps
to go ahead; to pull ahead
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
difference; variation; difference
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
to rank (as); to occupy (a position); to be located (in); to be situated
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
desperately; for one's dear life
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
the matter you have been talking about
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
valuable article; valuables
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage