I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves
rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
in good health; alive and well; going strong
complete defeat; losing all of one's matches; finishing the tournament with no wins
quitting while one is ahead; running from a rematch after one has won
consideration; taking into account
extended leave; long vacation
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
making a swift decision; making immediate decisions and taking quick actions
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to open (one's eyes) wide
to check; to stop; to keep back
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough