preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
measuring instrument; instrumentation
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
practice; practising; training; study
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
quick firing; rapid firing
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)
prickling; stinging; tingling
people; citizens; subjects; folk
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
several shots; several blows
conviction; belief; confidence