early (days); initial stage; initial
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
drama; play; powerful drug
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
decision; determination; resolution
to be quick-witted; to be tactful; to be sensible
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
kindergartener; preschooler
had better ...; had better not ...
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
same hole (in which to live); gang; group
adversary; opposition; hostile forces
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
model (of machine, device); model of aircraft; type of aircraft
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
hereabouts; around there; that area
bet; wager; stake; gamble
single horseman; wait for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; wait for half of one's pair with four melds completed
piece; fragment; one (object)
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
leaving something to chance; drifting; (being) happy-go-lucky