long time; long interval; for quite some time
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to compete with; to vie for
approach (to a problem, issue, etc.); approach (of a long jump, aircraft's flight, etc.); inrun (of a ski jump); approach (to a building, mountain, etc.); approach shot
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
to discuss; to talk together
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
failure; mistake; blunder
all night long; all through the night
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); suddenly (appearing, coming out, etc.); distractedly; absentmindedly
bombshell announcement; bombshell statement
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project