四字熟語 (four-character compound)

As the saying 'a bystander sees eight moves ahead' goes, I'd like you to step away from the association and look at Japanese soccer from the outside.

It's obvious to any onlooker that she's head over heels for him.

Don't drag out the story of Meng's mother moving three times to justify relocating for your kid's private-school exams.

You've got a big presentation tomorrow, yet you're totally chill about it.

It's all over. There's nothing more we can do.

Because the favorite and the rival battled it out, he — the dark horse — reaped the benefits.

He's convinced he's the center of the universe, but to everyone around him it's just plain selfishness, isn't it.

I asked him point-blank.

I've got no talent and a huge appetite — nothing really going for me.

That's acting like nobody else is around.

You act all high-minded saying 'in the spirit of impartiality,' but really you just don't have your own opinion, do you?

I was hated so much they called me a mortal enemy — what did I do to deserve that?

The plan he desperately came up with was rejected, and the book he painstakingly wrote won't sell. Yamashita has hit a wall on all sides.

She has both beauty and brains.

Her face was beaming with delight.

He opened with "It's good hardware" when the topic turned to the Xbox 360.

A protagonist as utterly ordinary as him is rare.

He'll probably choose between the two. Martial arts or death.

Good-looking, brilliant, athletic, rich family, and on top of that he's even the student council vice president — your textbook perfect guy.

He adapted to the circumstances as they came.

You'll need to answer questions flexibly in the interview, I'd say.

The police searched all over the place for the lost child all day long.

The main thing dreams lack is consistency.

Actions speak louder than words — that's my way.

People who overreact to superficial matters should not be in positions of managing others.

She was half-dead.

The party leader rattled off the future policy in one breathless rush.

To get into a good university, all you have to do is study hard.

You need to speak candidly in an interview.

My father worked without sleep or rest.