to begin; to set about; to start
precocity; early ripening; premature development
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
beforehand; in advance; previously
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
secondary meaning; of secondary import
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
bringing about; cause; provocation
numb; insensitive (e.g. to pain); apathetic; insensitive; indifferent
the people; the public; the world
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
in terms of; from the point of view of
personal; individual; private
empirical; from experience
wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains
(moral) conduct; behaviour; behavior; deportment
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
highest score; highest number of points; top grade; peak altitude; highest point
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
warning; admonition; lesson or a phrase that teaches you not to do something
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
8th note; eighth note; quaver
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to dash off (a piece of writing); to scribble; to scrawl
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
easily moved to tears; given to weeping; lachrymose
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)