recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
Don (Spanish honorific); bigwig; important person
whole face; all over one's face
more than usual; especially; particularly
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
average value; mean value; mean; expectation
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
to listen in; to eavesdrop
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
strategy meeting; council of war
light; easy; non-serious; minor
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
tag (children's game); tig
moneymaking; earning money
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
three times; thrice; third (interval)
degenerate; pervert; deviant
to take flight; to disappear
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen); embellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
hidden treasure; treasured article
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with