to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
long-awaited; much-awaited
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
gazing at (in wonderment)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to watch over; to watch attentively
to apologize; to apologise
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
surely; certainly; without doubt
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
if you think about it; come to think of it
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
place; room; margin; scope
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
such; this sort of; like this
as before; as ever; as it was originally
good humour (humor); good mood
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
decision; settlement; definition
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
natural (e.g. talent); innate; inborn; inherent
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)