to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to spread; to be propagated
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
inattention; absent-mindedness
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
over-optimistic calculation; counting one's chickens before they're hatched
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to thrust before; to thrust at
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
difficult to ...; hard to ...
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
history of; experience of
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
of no interest; not interested
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
act of violence; violent behavior
to make (a person) pay for (something)
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to go out and away; to leave
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
glad countenance; joyful look
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
some people; a few people; several people