the three most important cities (esp. in ref. to Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya)
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
isolation; being alone; being friendless
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
economic superpower; economic powerhouse
three special awards for wrestlers at the end of a tournament
to lose one's senses (over); to be out of one's mind (over); to be completely captivated (by); to be smitten; to be engrossed (in)
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
wasted effort; fruitless effort; vain efforts
to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove
have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!
to wake (someone) up; to awaken; to rouse; to rouse (emotions, instincts, etc.); to arouse; to awaken
to lose one's footing; to slip
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
lightheadedness; disorientation; wobbliness; staggering
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
being one or more laps behind (in a race); being behind the times
evident; plain; distinct; clear
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
plaster figure; plaster bust
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
way of thinking; point of view; opinion; approach (e.g. to a problem); attitude
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
to look around; to look towards (us)