forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating; viewing rate
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
remarkable; striking; obvious
to get a big surprise; to be astonished
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
point in common; common term; common trait; common denominator
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
in the end; at the end of the day
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
cannot be compared with; no match for
selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
one lump; one body; one group
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely