now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
sawtooth oak (Quercus acutissima)
new era; new period; new age; new epoch
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
prohibition; ban; embargo
silk tree (Albizia julibrissin)
and; AND (Boolean operator)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
in its entirety; whole; wholly
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style