to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to look down on; to make light of
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
out-of-school; off-campus
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
criminal nature; criminality
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
matter of time; question of time
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
person of high rank or position
it's been a long time; long time no see
to make a speech; to address
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news