to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
voice actor or actress (radio, animation, etc.)
videotape recorder; VTR; video recording; pre-recorded video shown during a television programme
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
hateful; detestable; loathsome
flat; level; flat (e.g. in 10 seconds flat); exactly; flat; flat
lacking in some desired property (size, usefulness, etc.)
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
being startled; getting a shock
thereupon; shortly thereafter
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
to blow out; to spout out
without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat
one-by-one; separately; in detail
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
health management; health maintenance; health care
menarche; first menstruation
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
small; fine; detailed; stingy
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
leader; guide; mentor; coach
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance