superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
by all means; by all costs
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
to cut corners; to be shoddy
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to compete with; to vie for
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
being too late; losing one's final chance
self-consciousness; self-awareness
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
exhaust sound; exhaust note
bringing alongside (ship, vehicle, etc.); coming alongside; mooring
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
limousine (stretched car); shuttle bus (usu. to airport)
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
as you see; as you can see
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)