sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
high-quality goods; luxury item
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
directly managed store (as opposed to a distributor)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
sense for (how to use) money; money sense
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
basa fish (Pangasius bocourti)
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
stepwise; one step at a time
to lose sight of; to miss
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
to have the memory of having done something oneself
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
letter of challenge (to a duel, etc.)
tournament; knockout tournament (esp. single-elimination); elimination tournament
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
fate; destiny; predestination
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
technique; art; skill; move
to compete with; to vie for
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)