to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
head; lead; vanguard; first
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
judgment; judgement; discernment
selection; choice; option
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
giving someone a ride on one's shoulders; shoulder wheel (judo)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
tendency; trend; inclination
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
assertion; declaration; affirmation
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
had better ...; had better not ...