important point; point to check; point not to miss; checkpoint
how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
undisputed; entirely; perfect
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
to hold something reverently with both hands
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to become red; to redden; to blush
what's what; heads or tails
to backfire; to have a harmful result
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
to perform in tune with each other; to get along well; to be in perfect harmony; to make a perfect pair (team, etc.)
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
suffering (as a result of maltreatment)
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to become settled; to be fixed
to squeeze out; to remove (dirt, stains, etc.) by washing and rubbing
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line
sending back; return to sender
medical science; medicine
handbook; manual; guide; primer