advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
recommendation; referral; endorsement
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
difficult to ...; hard to ...
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
and yet; though; when; in spite of
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
considerably; fairly; quite
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to apologize; to apologise
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour