portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
overconfident; presumptuous
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
to play cool; to act cool
breasts; boobies; tits; breast milk
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
what was said; what it means; origin of a story (or tradition, etc.)
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate; to depart from (the norm, etc.)
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green
persistent; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
and yet; despite (all) that
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
don't worry; no worries; never mind
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
womanly; ladylike; feminine
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
the deceased; the departed
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
more than usual; especially; particularly
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
no problem; no objection; it doesn't matter
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications