in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
(one's) consideration; (taking) notice; interest; within the eye
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
fair and square; open and aboveboard
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
should; must; -able; probably; likely
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
profitable plan; good plan
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
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.)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop