leading force; driving force; leader
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
major (recording) label debut
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
questionnaire; survey; poll
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
thoughtless; reckless; ordinary; usual; excessive; indiscriminate
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
that's a different matter; that's a different story
article; news story; report; account
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
star (actor, athlete, etc.); celebrity; star (symbol); asterisk; (celestial) star
you could say that; that might be so
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
had better ...; had better not ...
actor; actress; player; performer
lolicon; (sexual) attraction to prepubescent girls; someone attracted to very young girls; lolicon; someone attracted to young or young-looking female characters
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
one-year-old; one year old
member of a (rock) band; band member; bandsman
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
manager; person in a (school or university) sports team in charge of administrative and miscellaneous duties
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
drinking party; get-together (usu. involving alcoholic drinks)
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash