predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
unsold items; leftovers; remainders; spinster; old maid
goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
celebration of a birth (usu. approx. one month after birth); gift at the birth of a child; baby gift; push present
100,000; hundred thousand
career track; promotional track; fast track; upward mobility
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
steady; sound; stable; safe (e.g. business); reliable; trustworthy
mass; mass (media, production, etc.); masturbation
final; eventual; ultimate
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
to keep away; to keep at a distance
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to relax; to feel at home
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards, esp. hyakunin isshu karuta or iroha karuta
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
flustered; flurried; (shocked) speechless
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
pleasant sound; pleasing sound; crack (of a baseball bat); (pleasant) roar (of an engine)
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; recklessly; thoughtlessly; excessively
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
neurasthenia; nervous breakdown; concentration; memory; matching pairs
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
to fold in; to fold up; to store in one's heart; to bear in mind; to do in rapid succession; to do relentlessly
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)