championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
genuine article; real thing; real deal
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
gar (any fish of family Lepisosteidae); garfish; garpike
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
solitude; loneliness; isolation
just one person; only one
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
helpful person; person who likes looking after others; overly helpful person; annoyingly helpful person; manager; go-between
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
email with attached photos sent from a mobile phone; photo taken with a mobile phone; taking a photo with a mobile phone
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
all present; all concerned; all of us
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing
overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
ex-husband; former husband
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity