antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
full particulars; all the details; the whole story; everything (about); from beginning to end
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
grand; formal; ceremonial; (feeling) awkward; self-conscious; embarrassed
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
firm promise; definite promise
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to harm; to cause harm to
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
blip bleep; in short repeated movements
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
aspect; phase; condition; modality
double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
proper; right; reasonable
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
tracing; trail left in the snow (by mountaineers); following (a trail of footprints); trace (of a matrix)
rival; competitor; competition
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
"Mary Sue" protagonist (inexplicably strong or capable character); overpowering weaker opponents for self-satisfaction (in a video game)
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level