promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
fair; fair ball; fair (event)
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
to have the privilege of doing
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to be found; to be discovered
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
brave warrior; hero; brave man
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
vision (of the future); foresight; large display screen; imagination; insight; (sense of) sight
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
offensive (movement); aggression
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
showing no sign of; not giving the slightest indication of; saying nothing at all about; not breathing a word of
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
to gain strength; to gather momentum; to be encouraged; to be heartened; to be invigorated; to take heart
early on; earlier on; from early
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
the way back; the way home; return trip
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on