to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
to clatter; to rattle; to flap (noisily); to get in a panic; to get in a flap; to rush around
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
simply put; putting it simply; in short
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
selling at a sacrifice; amazing bargain; fire sale
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
several hundred; hundreds (of)
bargain corner to sell off stock cheaply; cart sale
free time; time at leisure
this spring; spring this year
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
sampling food; tasting; trying
to travel; to take a trip; to make a journey
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
feeling in one's bones; foreboding; premonition; presentiment; gut feeling; gut instinct
girl; baby girl; schoolgirl; girl pupil
all; everyone; everybody; everything
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
to be about to board; to be riding on; to get on top of; to lean over; to set about; to collide with
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
all over; given in; given up hope; bring to knees
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
main purpose; primary objective
attendance; presence and absence; attendance and non-attendance
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
unexpectedly; surprisingly
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to turn completely into; to become completely
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried); katsu
somewhat strong; fairly strong; fairly firm
boy's school uniform (usu. a black jacket with a stand-up collar and loose trousers)
prop; strut; becoming taut; tightness; thrust; slapping attacks