favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to be betrayed; to be brought to grief (by an enemy); to be given a hard time
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
that is to say; so that means
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
position; location; base; point; site
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
tool; implement; means; furniture
reinforcement; strengthening
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
action of making something; -ification
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
serious; grave; dignified; solemn