topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to think of; to come up with
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
after that; afterwards; thereafter
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to be flabbergasted; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be stunned
with a start; with a jump
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to become conscious; to recover one's senses; to snap out of it
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-