to take advantage of an opportunity
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
chapter one; first chapter
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
reflection; reflected light; reflected heat; glare
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
one never knows (what will happen); there's no telling (what the future holds)
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
party game in which a randomly selected king issues orders to other players
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
finally; barely; only just; gradually
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
stale; hackneyed; cliched
finger marks; dirt from the hands
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
same sort; same kind; same genus; homologous; congeneric
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to love and be loved back; to love and be loved in return; to give and receive love
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel
partial; incomplete; imperfect
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
vocal sound; tone of voice