to kill; to beat to death
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
celebratory drink; celebratory spirits; holiday cheer
briskly; quickly; promptly
popular person; favorite; favourite
bid for popularity; publicity stunt
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
in the future; another day; later
tension; resilience (e.g. of hair); springiness; will power; spirit
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
strong interaction; strong force
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
duty; obligation; responsibility
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
bolting upright; rearing up (horse)
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
utmost limits; extremity; limit
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
being startled; getting a shock
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on