thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to graduate from a university
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
driver's license; driver's licence; driving licence
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to follow loyally; to wait on someone hand and foot; to be at someone's beck and call
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
invention; intelligent; clever; smart
admiration; wonder; astonishment
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
foreign car; imported car; paddle wheel
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
(the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top