to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
to be the ruin of (a person)
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
mechanical doll; automaton; string puppet; marionette; (fig.) person who follows orders blindly
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to give a true account; to give a graphic account
discord; disharmony; false note; being out of tune
high-pitched tone; soprano
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
one eye; eye (for pictures, etc.)
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
directly under; falling perpendicularly
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
to well up; to burst; to arise
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
to boil strongly; to be excited
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to call each other; to call out to one another
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
underground; subterranean
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)