unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
karaoke box; club with individual rooms that can be rented with karaoke machines
launch (of a rocket, satellite, etc.); lift-off; end (of a project, theatrical run, etc.); close; party to celebrate the successful completion of a project (run of performances, etc.); wrap party
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
contact network; phone tree; contact information for relevant people (in a given organization)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
decision; determination; resolution
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
(in) the air; midair; sky
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to be dispelled (of doubts, ill feeling, etc.); to disappear; to be put behind one; to burst (of a boil, abscess, etc.)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
touting; soliciting; luring; tout; barker; pander
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
cowardly; timid; easily frightened