to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
stopping at; going no further than
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
pointing out; identification
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
order; sequence; procedure
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
predictable; repetitive; being in a rut; set in one's ways
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to make a fool of someone
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
starting point; starting line
tabletop role-playing game
squealing (e.g. of small pigs); oinking
narrow margin; slim margin
early (days); initial stage; initial