first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
offender; criminal; culprit
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
correspondence; being in accordance with; anaphora
snake; serpent; large snake
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
very likely; very probable
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
enemy territory; hostile place
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run