looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
abstention; nonparticipation
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
this world; this life; world of the living
lowest-ranking; one-star (hotel, restaurant, etc.)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
(social) position; status
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to stop walking; to pause
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
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
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
(someone else's) daughter
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil