planning; planning ability; deliberateness
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
mature; becoming precocious
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
spirit world; underworld; the next world
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
proposed site; site chosen
pass (e.g. backstage pass)
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
phone dating service where a couple are randomly connected for a conversation
illegal; illicit; unlawful
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
suddenly; all of a sudden
to fail an exam; to fall (of cherry blossom petals)
message; informative matter
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
permit (to pass, enter, etc.); pass
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
conclusion (completion) of negotiations
heap; pile; stack; full measure
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy