you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to make merry; to be festive
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
archery; mapping; map; morphism
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
to be square; to be angular; to be jagged; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
frequent appearance; frequent occurrence
episode; side story; story within a story; aside; anecdote
(how) many times; (how) often
immediate; right there on the spot; impromptu; instant; instantaneous
surely (not); certainly (not)
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
calamity; disaster; accident
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
paranormality; anomalous phenomenon
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy