number one; first; best; most; game; round
control tower; conning tower; leader; commander; playmaker; game maker
match; game; bout; contest
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
essence; true nature; substance; reality
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
birth; creation; formation
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
honorific/polite/humble prefix
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that