progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to become locked; to lock
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
spring break; spring vacation
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid; delinquency; misconduct
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
motorcycle; motorbike; bike; bicycle
to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
unable to speak (due to overwhelming emotion); soundless; mute
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)