thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
(item of) equipment; accessories (bike, auto)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; having no choice
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
considerably; fairly; quite
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate