to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
several minutes; a few minutes
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.); ostentation
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
at once; immediately; right now
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
about this time; about now
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
so; therefore; and; (and) then
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
dignitaries; very important persons; luminaries; big shots; VIPs
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
offering a full report to a superior
after that; afterwards; thereafter
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
as planned; according to plan
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
clapping and cheering; applause
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
quick-witted; quick to understand
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
copy; duplicate; facsimile; cc (on e-mails); carbon copy
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing; robbery
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown