period (of life) when one is enjoying more romantic attention than usual
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
promising stock; stock with potential; hopeful stock; promising person; person with good prospects
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
letter; missive; note; mail
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
public institution; public organization; official body
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
drinking water; potable water
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
frequency (of occurrence)
to challenge (a person) to a fight
practice game; practice match; scrimmage; workout