pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
be (that) as it may; having said that
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to throw into; to toss into
to become conscious; to recover one's senses; to snap out of it
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to step forward; to volunteer
to strike; to hit; to give hell to
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
disdaining everybody; not caring an ounce about other people's feelings
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
seamless; seamless stockings
switching over to; migration; transition
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
having no idea; having no clue
PC; personal computer; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car