passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
being much talked about; creating a stir; being the talk of town
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
nature; property; disposition
irregular; indeterminate; tramp (steamer)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
if so; in that case; in that situation
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to ask; to enquire; to query
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to have a talk; to tell a story
boy; son; baby boy; young man
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of