childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to speak ill of; to disparage
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to breathe out; to exhale
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
prickling; stinging; tingling
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
bet; wager; stake; gamble
at once; immediately; right now
to stop walking; to pause
moment by moment; hour by hour
with a crack; with a smash
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
consequently; as a result; in the end
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
falling out (with); quarrel; discord; estrangement; being on bad terms
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
still; even now; to this day
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason