raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
madly in love; completely charmed (by); from the heart; entirely; (arch.) bottom of one's heart
wrong; different; not like that
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
absence; disregard; indifference
doubting; questioning; being skeptical (of)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
starting line; starting point
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to begin slipping or sliding; to make a start upon
to take over; to hand over
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
failure; mistake; blunder
loop; band; loop (programming); loop (railway line); time loop; temporal loop
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)