to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
difficult to ...; hard to ...
being somewhat excited (agitated)
secrecy; highly classified information
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
expression; presentation; representation; notation
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
every person; each one; everybody
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
spiritual realm of humanity
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything