cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
dominant player (e.g. in politics); single strong player
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
great nuisance; extremely annoying; quite embarrassing
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
perception; sensing; noticing
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
to emphasize; to attach importance to
third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
youthful indiscretion; youthful enthusiasm; youthful excess
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to make (a person) pay for (something)
to put into effect; to put into practice
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
first meeting; first interview with
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
nonchalant air; unruffled air
breach of manners; breach of etiquette
seeing one off; farewell; escort