to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
transmission of the secrets of an art, craft, trade or learning from father to only one child
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
to take over; to hand over
master; teacher; stable master
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
single word; a few words; brief comment
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
(period of) a year; during an era
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
will not do; do not; does not
guess; conjecture; surmise
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
willpower; energy; vitality
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
perfunctory; cursory; passing; chance (e.g. customer); transient; stray
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
having consent (e.g. to do something); having (someone's) assent
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give