something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
pupils who are not members of any school club; (lit.) go-home club
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
match; game; bout; contest
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
great difference; big difference; wide margin
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
drama; play; powerful drug
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service