once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
book making (binding, publishing)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
aestheticism; pursuit of beauty; obsession with beautiful things
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
intermediate student; intermediate learner; intermediate practitioner
being too late; losing one's final chance
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
every person; each one; everybody
period of time; time slot; time zone
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
to make an appearance; to show up
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting