first game; first round (e.g. of a tournament)
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
street; quarter; district; area
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
how long; how far; how much
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
first match (in a series)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
tone (of voice); manner of talking
considerably; greatly; a lot
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
outside the hall (or stadium, market, etc.); off the grounds; off the premises; off-track
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; judgement (of God); referee
judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very