(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
legislative bill; measure; agenda item
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
to slip out (e.g. from one's fingers); to cleanly forget
from the viewpoint of; according to
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
strategic withdrawal; strategic retreat
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
madly in love; completely charmed (by); from the heart; entirely; (arch.) bottom of one's heart
something; some kind of; for some reason
unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
idealistic thought (argument)
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
interference; meddling; butting in
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)