acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
prospects of victory; chances of success
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
foot soldier (Edo period); samurai on foot; (arch.) going on foot; (arch.) walking
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
shielding; sheltering; screening; shading; masking
whole story; full picture; full particulars
official announcement; proclamation
family; relatives; dependents; household
proud; having a prominent nose
authenticity; credibility
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
resistance level (e.g. in share prices); resistance wire; line of resistance
normal practice; proper practice
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
scoring the first point; winning the first game; lucky day in the morning, but not in the afternoon
for heaven's sake (Pete's, mercy's, etc.); for pity's sake; oh stop; lay off
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
source of information; intelligence source; message source
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree