to look forward to something
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
script; libretto; scenario
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
arhat (meritorious person, esp. an epithet of Buddha)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
society; the world; the times
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
complete set; all; everything
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
certainly; surely; definitely
outline; summary; gist; basic points
party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
covert action; covert operations
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds