from afar; over a great distance; all the way
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
(one) could even say that
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
commuting to school; school commute
to flash; to be flashing; to be flashy
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
head; brains; intellect; understanding
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
special training; intensive training; crash course
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
distant look; faraway look
very interesting; of great interest
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking