full portrait; whole aspect; full story
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
looking for (a suitable thing or person); searching for; hunting out; picking out; shopping around for; searching (a place)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to be deep fried; to be hoisted up high (e.g. of a flag); to soar up into the air (e.g. of fireworks); to well up (of emotions); to become stronger (of feelings); to stand out; to be striking
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
cookware; cooking utensil
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
self-deprecating; self-mocking
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to close down a business; to shut a business
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
by myself; in person; by oneself
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
slice; slice; slice (in tennis, table tennis, etc.); backspin shot
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
towering; astonishingly high
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
advanced; pioneering; cutting-edge
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
nose for profit; commercial spirit; flair for making money through business
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)