van (of a movement); vanguard; forefront
whistle (sound made with the lips)
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
to be main; to be principal; to be important
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
right side; right-hand side
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
all (there is); as long as there is
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
slightly; a little; barely; narrowly; only; just
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
halo; aureole; aureola; halo (optical phenomenon); glory
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
dizzily; giddily; spinning; boiling up
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
to concern; to be related
rare; uncommon; not often seen
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer
fast-talking; rapid talking
number of readers (of a magazine, newspaper, etc.); readership
good (condition); going well; fine; smooth
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit
tap; faucet; tap (on a touchscreen); tap dance; tap (electrical)
window-side; window (seat, e.g. on a plane)
slightly early; just before
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
official name; formal name