anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to rebuke; to scold harshly
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
paints; painting material
third stage; three stages
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
to be hot on a person's heels
everyone; each and every one (of you); ladies and gentlemen
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to step over or across; to overcome
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
to jar; to creak; to grate
the opposite direction; the other way
to distract one's attention
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to take a breath; to take a short rest