provisional; temporary; tentative; interim
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to read smoothly; to skim
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
to skip over (while reading); to skim
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
handsome man; actor in a love scene
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
placing in a list (top ten, popularity, sales, etc.)
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
wisdom; intelligence; sagacity
to gain knowledge; to build up one's knowledge
authenticity; credibility
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
historical; traditional; historic
to appear in the newspaper
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)