shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
number one; first; best; most; game; round
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
failure (i.e. an unsuccessful work); flop; dud; bomb
six (long cylindrical things)
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
rearguard; rear guard; back (player)
bowing (a string instrument)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
cessation; (coming to an) end
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
just because; even if; even though
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
shop; store; establishment; restaurant
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to