excellence; superiority; preeminence
that; the matter in question
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
colored thing (clothing, fabric, paper, etc.) (coloured); variety shows
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
prescribed form (of writing); format
custom; habit; customary practice
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to come face to face (with)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
going backward; turning back; backtracking; regression; retrogression; relapse
peaceful; quiet; uneventful
to go beyond the limit; to pass the limit
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape
(not) even once; (not) ever
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure
battlefield; battleground
qualifications; requirements; capabilities