graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to summon courage; to be brave
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
hoot hoot; tu-whit tu-whoo; oh!; I see; huh!
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
wide difference; a world of difference
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
at that time; in those days
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
bill (at a restaurant); check
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
long time; long interval; for quite some time
surname; family name; last name