admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
preparations for returning (home)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
difficult to ...; hard to ...
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
to finish; to end; to close
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
to be free; to be available
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
very popular; highly favoured
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
something like ...; something called ...
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it