congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
true character; real nature
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
as you see; as you can see
to keep (a person) waiting
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
surname; family name; last name
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
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
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to say no more; to sink into silence
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
(with a) start; fright; alarm
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
blunder; (careless) mistake; error