threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to begin; to set about; to start
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent
amount of sugar; sugar content
supply; supplying; replenishment
baked sweet goods (e.g. Danish pastry, melon bread); sweet pastry; sweet bread
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
almost; roughly; approximately
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
progress; being under way
second; number two; runner-up
to anticipate; to foresee
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
equal division (of profits, prize money, etc.); equal split