to make (with great attention to detail); to produce; to craft; to build (something) into
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
to spend a fortune; to pay a high price
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
see you later; goodbye; sincerely
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
to form a pair (pairs); to partner
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
to write and throw away; to write carelessly; to begin writing then stop part-way through
misuse; incorrect use; abuse; malapropism
every single word and phrase; each and every word
person who died for a cause; guinea pig (for a new product or service); test subject; hitobashira; ritual human sacrifice by burying a living person under or near a large-scale construction project to invoke divine protection
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to speak with an accent; to mispronounce; to be corrupted (of word)
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
unexplained; unsolved; unclear
origin; beginning; source
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
nursing; nurse; attending; attendant; entertainer
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
to eagerly look forward to
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
to stick it out (until the end)
to keep (something) a close secret; to hide (the truth, one's pain, etc.); to keep hidden