to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
seeming (to be); appearing; apparently
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
end; close; conclusion; termination
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
according to plan; as planned; on target
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down); count (of radioactivity)
questions and answers; dialogue
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
almost every day; almost daily
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to take over for (someone); to stand in for; to substitute for; to replace; to take the place of (something)
unjustified; unwarranted; unfounded; baseless; groundless
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
how many years; how long; what year
each; (arch.) you (plural)
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
unspecified large number (of people)
to make the impossible possible; to accomplish the impossible
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
complete victory; winning a tournament with no losses
black spot; black dot; mark indicating a defeat; loss; failure
with a snap; (breaking) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well
to bring to light; to expose (to the world)
signature phrase; signature saying; closing spiel; surefire line; catchphrase