at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
person that annoys or causes trouble; false alarm
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
everyone at once; everyone together
moment by moment; hour by hour
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); suddenly becoming popular; becoming a hit
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
consolation party (held after failure or defeat)
to congratulate; to celebrate
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
everything one does; whatever one does
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)