goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to stare back at; to look back at
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
very likely; very probable
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
thereupon; shortly thereafter
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
by your leave; with your permission
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
breeding; raising; rearing
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
control; management (e.g. of a business)
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
light; easy; non-serious; minor
elegance; taste; refinement
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
manner of using one's hands
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
curious onlookers; rubbernecks