sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
favorite pupil; favourite pupil; teacher's pet
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery
cannot be helped; unavoidable
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
(occurring) in a chain reaction; chain-like; sequential
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
show; performance; show; exhibition; TV show
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
being shelved (of a movie, project, etc.); being postponed; being put on hold; putting in storage
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
having gone too far to turn back
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
one line; (a) single line; boundary; line (between things); forefront; front line
patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
ho-ho-ho (e.g. Santa Claus)
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
planned; scheduled; systematic
to play around; to gallivant about
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
executive; government; administration; governance; the authorities
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
front entrance; front door
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
assembling (in full force); muster; lining up; gathering; getting together
to hit repeatedly; to belt hit after hit (e.g. in baseball); to unleash a barrage of blows; to pound away (at a keyboard); to hammer away; to pummel
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly
to get over a bad mood; to get back in a good mood; to brighten up; to recover one's temper; to feel oneself again
I can relate (to that); that happens to me as well; that's all too familiar to me; something often encountered or experienced; something many people can relate to; all-too-familiar story
preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection