the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
early (days); initial stage; initial
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
state of the war; war situation
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
oldest member of a group; longest-serving member
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
cruelty; hard-heartedness
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
secret; private; surreptitious
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
invitation; introduction; temptation
upper side (go, chess, othello board)
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
use; utilization; utilisation; application
adviser; advisor; consultant
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
such; this sort of; like this
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to be helpful; to be useful
straight-laced person; stubborn person
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
consequence; outcome; result; blame
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
difference; variation; difference
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
man's weeping (esp. someone not prone to tears)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage