praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
place; room; margin; scope
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
hang in there; go for it; keep at it; do your best
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
having said that; on the other hand
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
(not so) much; (not) very
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
forcibly; against one's will
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
innermost depths of one's heart
change of heart; fickleness
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach
desperately; for one's dear life
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
to get help; to enlist aid
(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
traveling bag; travelling bag; suitcase
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition