going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
person being waited for; person who waits
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
nonchalant air; unruffled air
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
the very best; excellent; superb
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
such; like that; in that way
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
in this manner; in this way; like this
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
much less; to say nothing of
to keep away; to keep at a distance
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
certainly; surely; definitely
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
next; next person; (arch.) room adjoining a noble's parlor