one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
welcome!; nice to see you!
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
good feeling; feeling good
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
results; record; grades; marks
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
not worth considering; out of the question
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to be smeared; to be covered
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
not caring; not giving a damn
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to be worried; to be troubled
together; at the same time; same; identical
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to be reminded of; to call to mind
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending