congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
leader of a cheering group; head cheerleader
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
to fight against; to oppose; to face
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to triumph; to be elated with success
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
precocious; precocious child
eternal; unlimited; endless
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
keeping oneself awake; fighting off drowsiness; method for keeping oneself awake
appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
flat-iron; soldering iron; crimper; curling tongs; trowel
having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)