to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually
to be choked up; to be crushed (emotionally); to be overcome (with emotion); to be shocked; to be horrified
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to be worried; to be troubled
feeling of fullness; sense of sufficiency; feeling of satisfaction
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
at least; at most; (even) just
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
distance; difference; gap; disparity; gulf; chasm
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
stretch (of a material); stretch material; stretch (exercise); stretching; stretch; straight (course)
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
diet; dieting; losing weight (through dieting, exercise, etc.)
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
small quarrel; dispute; run-in; issue; trouble
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
great hurry; great haste; rush
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
leaving one's seat (before an event is over); excusing oneself (from a meeting, conversation, etc.)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
business trip; official trip
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
proficient; skilled; skillful; patience; perseverance; fortitude