front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to be conceited; to brag; to show off
final; eventual; ultimate
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
these guys; these fellows
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to talk; to chat; to chatter
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
about this time; about now
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
from now; from this moment; henceforth
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
(piece of) type; movable type; moveable type; printed word; printed matter; print
back (of a chair); backrest
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
exit; way out; outlet; vent
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
mentally strong; strong-willed
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...