able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
sleeping late in the morning; sleeping in; lie-in; late riser; person who is bad at getting up in the morning
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
excursion; field trip; school trip
almost every day; almost daily
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
sweet and sour; bittersweet (feeling)
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
championship; title (of champion); championship game; championship tournament
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
disclosure; exposure; revelation
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to become fraught with emotion
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
movie; film; motion picture
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
screening (a movie); showing
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially