slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
number of times; frequency; count
to have a talk; to tell a story
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
very young; little; childish; immature
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
most of all; extremely; supremely
charming; fascinating; attractive
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
from the viewpoint of; according to
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
determination; resolution
skill learned in one's former days; using one's experience from the past