finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
parity; having borne children; parous
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
president (of a society); chairman
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
something like ...; something called ...
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
you (plural); all of you; you all
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
interested person; volunteer; supporter
to collect; to assemble; to gather
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
mislabelling of food (e.g. expiry date, country of origin, etc.); food fraud
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up