to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
silence (not speaking); muteness
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
there are no tricks or gimmicks (phrase used at magic shows); perfectly ordinary (e.g. mirror, pack of cards)
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
pull; patronage; tug; room to move the camera back; drawing back; pulling back
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
person who makes unreasonable complaints to a company; incessant complainer; chronic complainer
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
recipe; (medical) prescription; how-to guide (e.g. for crafts)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
confusion; disturbance; commotion; chaos; disorder
giving up; quitting; surrendering
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
mask; disguise; guise; mask
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
this occasion; at this time; now
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
trouble; bother; annoyance