good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to hold fast; to protect to the end
state of the war; war situation
turmoil; chaos; confusion
to bring; to take; to bring about
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
genius; prodigy; natural gift
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
chief; main; principal; important
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
attacker (esp. in volleyball)
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
minimum; at the very least
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to strum; to pluck the strings (of a guitar)
two-way; bidirectional; interactive
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
and so; therefore; for that reason
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal