to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to manage something successfully; to be successful
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
to be silent; to say nothing
practice kit; practice board; practice partner; training partner
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to be too late; to be too slow
success or failure; result
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
modesty; humility; being humble
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to attack; to assault; to assail
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
having said that; on the other hand
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
button (clothing); push-button
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
senior high school; high school
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
document; official papers
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
only; merely; but; no more than