to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
comprehensive evaluation; over-all judgment; general comment
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
to take command; to give direction
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery
with a start; with a jump
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; 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
lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
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 (something) 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; large; extensive (business, dealings, etc.); large (scale); broad
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; to find someone's fault; to get evidence on someone; to get a lead on someone
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)
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in