youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
true character; real nature
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
and yet; though; when; in spite of
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
paltry amount of money; cheapness; worthlessness; three one-mon coins
drama; play; powerful drug
script; libretto; scenario
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
careful observation; close attention
quickly; calmly; intently
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
something; some kind of; for some reason
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
first thing in the morning
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)
as a child; when one was a child
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
(not) even once; (not) ever
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly