husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
such; this sort of; like this
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
they; those guys; those fellows
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
what kind of business; what sort of matter
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to place in a row; to line up; to range in order; to list one after another (e.g. excuses, reasons, complaints); to rattle off (e.g. lies, compliments); to reel off
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
student accommodation; student dormitory
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
I love you too; (lit.) I would (now) not mind dying
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to like too much; to like to excess; to adore
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
buzzword; vogue word; popular phrase
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
group; party; team; squad; section
untrodden (region, field of study, etc.); unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.)
the first in history; only once in history
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
best friend; very close friend
severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
redoing; doing over again
middle of the night; dead of night
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web