good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.); (phonograph) record; disc; board; panel
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
ten; 10; ten years of age
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
worthy of special mention
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
tremendous; rapid; dramatic
rising; ascending; climbing
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
exit; way out; outlet; vent
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
invisibly; secretly; privately
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
and (also); both ... and; as well as
everyone; each and every one (of you); ladies and gentlemen
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
participation; joining; entry