teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
hand-to-hand combat; fighting at close quarters; close combat
war; battle; match; game; competition
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
lately; recently; these days
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
half the body; half length
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative; sente; move that forces a response from the opponent, allowing the player to retain the initiative
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
(not) even once; (not) ever
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
comprehensive; composite; all-round; all-embracing; general; overall
closing part of a balance sheet; balance of accounts; consistency; coherence
joint together; opposite; facing
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to hand (over); to deliver in person
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
rīchi; riichi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from victory (or success, etc.)