to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
delivery; transfer; hand-over
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
in unison; as one; united
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
dealing with; coping with
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
escorted person; person being guarded; ballast tamper; tamping machine
river; stream; River; the ... river
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
dispute; contention; conflict; controversy
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
court (of law); courtroom
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
in comparison to; rather than
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
parents' observation day (at school); parents' visiting day; open day
summer vacation; summer holiday
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
two times; twice; two degrees
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
expression; presentation; representation; notation