end; close; conclusion; termination
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
of tender years; very young
senior; older; third-year kindergarten student
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
at the height of one's power or influence; at the peak of one's popularity
female high school student; isn't it obvious?; that's common sense
legal; lawful; legitimate
to get dark after sunset; to turn to dusk; to decline (after a peak); to wane; to be lost in thought; to be in a pensive mood
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to knock down; to bring down
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
to be found; to be discovered
to grudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
sphere; circle; range; category
different thing; another question; different case
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
moment; brief space of time
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
active people; doers; people who get things done
to take a big bite; to take the best part; to steal all the good parts; to steal the show
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
high five; high touch (involvement of personal attention and service)