opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
brilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment; remarkable deed
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to say; to be called; to do
practice kit; practice board; practice partner; training partner
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
personal feelings; self-interest
top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
helpful person; person who likes looking after others; overly helpful person; annoyingly helpful person; manager; go-between
type; pattern; shape; similar type; similar pattern
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through