to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
love affair; love relationship
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
normalcy; normality; normal
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
difficult to ...; hard to ...
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
than; other than; except; but
matter to be checked or investigated
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
this is why; this means; it is the case that
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon