aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
shout of joy; cry of pleasure; jubilant comments
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
devoted; self-sacrificing
sudden rise; steep climb; zoom; trending
exaltation; emotional uplift
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
unique; distinctive; novel; different color (colour)
finish; end; completion; result
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
change in one's looks; change in one's appearance
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
older sister and younger brother
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress
medical diet; diet therapy; medical nutrition therapy
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
internal organs; viscera; intestines
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
hoarse voice; husky voice
entreaty; appeal; petition
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
smuggling oneself into a country; illegal immigration
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
fine weather; fair weather
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded