to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
by myself; in person; by oneself
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
that is to say; so that means
way; method; means; (technical) specification
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to relate to; to have one's feelings understood
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
(some) more; even more; longer; further
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
matter of time; question of time
TOEIC; Test of English for International Communication
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)