noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
high efficiency; high performance
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
pride; dignity; self-worth
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
it's not like; it isn't as if
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
speaking voice; talking voice
yearned for; longed for; missed
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
snapping (e.g. book shut); clapping; crackling; pachinko
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please