mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to head towards; to be inclined to go towards; to head for a place naturally
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
square formation (of troops); magic square
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
light, thin, single-layer kimono (esp. from hemp or raw silk, for summer use); shroud; burial clothes
weight; heavyweight boxer
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
marshland; wetland; swampland
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
naturally; of course; understandably
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
to hide; to conceal oneself
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
to compete with; to vie for
eight (long cylindrical things)
four (long cylindrical things)
approximation; rough estimate; ballpark figure
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
match declared drawn due to injury
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
possible; likely; probable
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
to have a good idea; to be able to predict
impossible; unlikely; improbable
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
letter; personal correspondence
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable