extremely; very; really; super; so
curious personality; nosiness; curiosity; rubbernecking
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
revolving lantern; ever-changing scene (e.g. life flashing before one's eyes)
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
control value; minimal required value
stipulation; prescription; normal (unit of normality); compulsory exercise (in gymnastics); compulsory routine
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
acute stress reaction; acute stress disorder; psychological shock; mental shock; emotional shock; emotional trauma
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
colon (punctuation); eau de Cologne; colonist; colón (currency of Costa Rica and former currency of El Salvador); colon
to tumble down; to roll down
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps; stet (proofreading)
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
currency strap; banknote strap; currency band; mailing wrapper (around a newspaper, etc.)
quick-wittedness; having tact; being sensible
breach of manners; breach of etiquette; faux pas
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
security hole; vulnerability
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup; hane (move)
to be similar (to); to be akin (to); to be like
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
spotless integrity; absolute honesty; uprightness
dirty; underhand; immoral; illegal
tabletop game; table game
goods; merchandise; commercial items