to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
aptitude; aptness; suitability
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
meaning; significance; sense
naturally; of course; understandably
rather; better; instead; if anything
adaptability; capacity to adapt; ability to adjust
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
butterfly (swimming stroke); G-string; gee-string
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
beyond that point; after that
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)