elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
moderate (view, politics, etc.); temperate; sensible; sober; non-radical
each time it happens; at all such times
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
imbalance; lack of balance; lopsidedness; disproportion; inequality; disparity
to get angry; to lose one's temper
recklessness; foolhardiness
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
proper; respectable; decent; honest
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
scattered animal feed; ground bait
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
first part (of a book, film, etc.); first volume; prequel
secret understanding; collusion; betrayal
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
to let an opportunity slip
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
rare; extraordinary; unparalleled; unparallelled
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
gratitude; thanks; apology