early on; earlier on; from early
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
no!; no no!; no, not at all
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
kanji "fire" radical at bottom (radical 86)
recreation; diversion; relaxation
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
leader; authority; mainstay
greeting; a fine thing to say
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
again; once again; yet again
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
about; on; regarding; per; for every
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
in name only; titular; nominal
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
to discuss; to talk together
matter for the police; brush with the law
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
four-eyes; four-eyed bastard
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal