noon; midday; daytime; lunch
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
to lose sight of; to miss
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
to take a solid stance; to put one's back in it; to exert oneself
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
what do you want?; can I help you?
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
mania; enthusiasm; maniac; enthusiast; nut
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone