glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle; twinkling; glistening
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; beef reticulum; honeycomb tripe
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
to talk to oneself; to mutter
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
impromptu; improvised; extempore; instant (e.g. ramen)
getting; obtaining; winning; scoring (in ice hockey, basketball, etc.)
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
easy money; easy gain; making a killing
arrhythmia; abnormal heartbeat
to redeem (from sin); to save
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
bad feeling; cares; ill feeling; grudge; sense of discomfort; discontent
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
(for the) first time in one's life
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
back off!; leave me alone!
fee; charge; rate; material
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
(length of one's) step; stride; pace
fiend for work; workaholic; career-minded person
personification; impersonation; embodiment
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
(compulsory) retirement (on reaching retirement age); mandatory retirement
outsider; someone outside of a group
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
here and there; everywhere
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
occasion; time; section (of a literary work or piece of music); passage; clause; season; term
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
invention; intelligent; clever; smart
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning