exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
skill; dexterity; proficiency
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
invisibly; secretly; privately
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
modesty; humility; being humble
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
personal; individual; private
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
physical strength; the strength of one's muscles
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
raised leg; lifting a leg; upturn (in the market); (arch.) sitting cross-legged
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
inheritance; something given or received
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
one of these days; someday; one day
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence