to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
considerably; fairly; quite
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
two persons; two people; pair; couple
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
considerably; greatly; a lot
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
gunshot; bullet; lost messenger; truant messenger; bull's-eye (candy)