there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
speech and conduct; words and deeds
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
turnout (of people); start (e.g. race, campaign, term of office); constant forward movement; initial charge
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
to attack; to assault; to assail
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
failure; mistake; blunder
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
by myself; in person; by oneself
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
to give directions; to issue instructions
control tower; conning tower; leader; commander; playmaker; game maker
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)