to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
first match (in a series)
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
war; battle; match; game; competition
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
roasting; grilling; tempering (in metallurgy); -ware; porcelain
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
age range; age-group; age bracket
series of battles; successive battles
cold; cold cream; cold wave; cold permanent wave
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
to gain a victory; to win
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
one round; one tour; one circuit; one patrol
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
at work; in the midst of work; working
supplementary prize; additional prize; auxiliary prize; bonus prize
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
impossible to do (although wants to)
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); breaking out (of a pimple, swelling, etc.)
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
prompt decision; immediate decision; on-the-spot decision; summary judgment; summary judgement
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
to drag around; to pull about; to lead around (by the nose)
the L-word (i.e. love); being in love
having one's fill (of food or drink); eating (drinking) to one's heart's content; enjoying to the full
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
affectation; pretension; thin veneer; blunt sword with a tempered steel edge