story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
as (for); for; in the capacity of
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
matter of hit-and-miss; mix of success and failure; variation (in quality, returns, etc.)
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
strength; power; proficiency; ability
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
how can (one) do something
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
golden child; promising young talent; (lit.) gold egg; golden egg; gold mine; cash cow
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
every month; each month; monthly
work sent to a competition; competition entry
award of excellence; merit award
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
several men, several minds; everyone has his own ideas and tastes; everyone has his own interests and ideas; different strokes for different folks
final selection (e.g. of applicants); final screening; shortlisting
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
each and all; every single one; everybody