participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
restlessly; in continuous motion
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
to close (one's eyes); to shut
with a click (e.g. camera shutter); with a snap
flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange; (one's) skin color; skin colour; skin tone
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
can't go on like this; can't stand it anymore; can't take it any longer
big problem; major issue; big controversy
senior; elder; person older than oneself
precocious; precocious child
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
greater than ...; bigger ...
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
to sit down; to take a seat
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play
love; attachment; lovesickness
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
snack break; snack time; tea time
item; article; dish; course; finest item
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
crops; agricultural produce
manner of swinging; way of swinging; way of dealing with something
memory; ability to remember
to tower over the surroundings
unprecedented; never seen before
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
recommendation; endorsement
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
festival merrymaking; revelry
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway