to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
precarious situation; precarious state
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to comfort one another; to offer each other consolation
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
(not) even once; (not) ever
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
criticism (by a teacher or coach, with commentary, especially at a poetry reading); review; critique
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
to be surprised; to be astonished
overriding principle; main principle; great principle
expected value; expectation value; expectation
selection; choice; option
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
blunder; slip; error; error