head start; initiative; preemption
be (that) as it may; having said that
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to allow a less skilled person to practice with one (esp. in sumo)
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
while; during (the time when)
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
loose (e.g. belt); slovenly; careless; slack
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
dispersing; breaking up; running away
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
childish reaction (like that of an elementary school student); unsophisticated reaction
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
cesspool; sink; manure sink
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually