going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to match; to equal; (arch.) to catch up with; (arch.) to overtake
thin board; veneer; thin sheet of steel (3 mm or less); thin cloth; square wooden vase stand
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
one's share; one's portion
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
following blindly; following suit without reflection
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
derailment; digression; deviation
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
(software) update; upgrade (to a new version); upgrade (to a device, product, etc.); improvement
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
magazine; journal; periodical
reader's column; letters-to-the-editor column
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
already; as early as; at the earliest; at the soonest
to surge (water or waves)
sea level; (surface of) sea
providing information; provision of information; information provision
alcoholism; alcoholic; drunkard
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
debt collection; debt collector
braggart; boaster; big talker; big mouth; blowhard; bullshitter
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
route; way; course; directions
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to manage something successfully; to be successful