terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
transcendence; excellence; superiority
ancestor; forefather; foremother
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
way of speaking; intimation
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
chocolate bar; bar of chocolate
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
to beat (e.g. eggs); to whip (e.g. cream); to whisk; to lather
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
basis for decision; evidence for judging
trusting too much; overestimating ability
to have tears in one's eyes; to be unable to stop crying
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering