high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
to become desperate; to give in to despair
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
harmless; innocuous; safe; benign
change again and again; seesaw back and forth; being in a state of flux; backtracking repeatedly
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
to be launched (e.g. rocket); to lift off; to be washed up (on the shore)
high place; high altitude; heights; broad view
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
to run through; to run past
waterpower; running water; falling overboard
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
effective temperature; wind-chill index (factor)
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
to pick a fight; to find fault
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
carnivorous female; predatory woman; aggressive woman who takes the initiative in relationships with men; woman who likes eating meat
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
strategy meeting; council of war
leftover food; leftovers; food scraps
group; party; team; squad; section
to fall ill; to be taken ill
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)