pride; boast; credit (to)
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
solubility; solvent power
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
agitation; stirring; whipping; beating
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to set (e.g. a diamond); to plug in (to a formula); to entrap; to take (someone) in
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to crawl towards; to creep up to
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
to put on armour (armor); to wear armour; to arm oneself; to wear; to cover
to feel a chill run down one's spine
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
leaving (a light, TV, etc.) on; leaving engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)