point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
main question; real issue at hand
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to report to the Emperor; to play (musical instrument); to accomplish
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
hectic; topsy-turvy; chaotic
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
without penalty; acquittal; impunity
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
arrest; apprehension; capture
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
separate; scattered; apart
than; other than; except; but
to subsist; to keep on living
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
pre-ejaculate; pre-ejaculatory fluid; Cowper's fluid; pre-cum
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
(very) patient; persevering
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; one-year period
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond