joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
losing initiative; being forestalled; moving second; person with the second move; gote; move that does not require an immediate response from the opponent
moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative; sente; move that forces a response from the opponent, allowing the player to retain the initiative
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
contempt; derision; slight; disdain
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
strenuous efforts; exerting oneself; stirring oneself up; splurge; spending extravagantly (on); treating oneself (to)
accessories used for bathing; garment used while bathing
when; how soon; how long until
to grow up; to become an adult
meat dish; meat-based cuisine
to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
reference book; study-aid book; supplemental textbook; student handbook
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
without; unless; have to do
ten-year-old; ten year old
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
disinheritance; disowning