to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
comprehensive evaluation; over-all judgment; general comment
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to take command; to give direction
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to use X as a selling point
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
spacious; roomy; broad; wide; extensive
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
original intention; initial resolution
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down