going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
tipsy; pleasantly drunk; mellow; entranced; enchanted; captivated
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
five (long cylindrical things)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to half-rise to one's feet
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
perverse; perverted; twisted; inverted
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
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.)
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword