satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
settlement; permanent residency
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
late at night; at a late hour
to manage skillfully; to manoeuvre (e.g. car, horse); to maneuver
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
advance; moving forward; progress
opposite side; other side; other party
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
rather; sooner; preferably
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
posterity; future life; life to come
eagerly; earnestly; assiduously; diligently; wholeheartedly
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business