with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
studying abroad; studying overseas
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
support; backing; aid; assistance
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
with a whoosh; with a swish; with a whirl; whizzing by
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
modern; trendy; hip; in; up-to-date
unpredictability; element of surprise
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation
convenient; handy; useful
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (in TV, social media, etc.)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy; lazy; careless; noncommittal
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
to unfold; to unroll; to open