working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
future; possible; potential; prospective
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to be more than one can imagine (esp. of sadness, anguish, etc.); to be impossible to comprehend
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
feeling of frustration; sense of failure
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
cast (play, film, etc.); cast (e.g. type conversion)
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
to squash; to crush; to flatten
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
driving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
to be touching; to be moving
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
yes it is!; it surely is; certainly
courtesy car (e.g. at a hotel)
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour