taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
self-flattery; singing one's own praises
agitation; stirring; whipping; beating
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
more than usual; especially; particularly
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
lethargy; despondency; mental numbness; (physical) collapse; prostration
intoxication; being fascinated (by); being carried away (by); being enraptured (by)
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
drama; play; powerful drug
exactly the same; identical; exact; perfect
to tumble down; to roll down
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
(rubbing) salt in the wound
to paint over heavily; to plaster up
to fire (from a job); to sack; to dismiss
point of compromise; common ground
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
temper; irritability; fit of anger; tantrum (esp. of children); temper tantrum
liquid crystal display; LCD; liquid crystal screen
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
fruit of one's labor; result of one's efforts
completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
to be powered on; to be turned on
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
playing the victim; playing the victim card
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
without leaving any trace