selling out; being sold out
during; for the duration of
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
cat-and-mouse (race); lead changing hands many times
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
they; those guys; those fellows
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
supporting role (actor); minor role
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
large-breed dog; large dog
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey