first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
sports ground; sports oval
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
all eyes; public attention
right in the midst of; right at the height of
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
booby (esp. the brown booby, Sula leucogaster); gannet
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
horizon (related to bodies of water)
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to blend (e.g. truth and lies); to mix together (e.g. kanji and kana)
ugly; repulsive; unworthy; insignificant; (arch.) strong and frightening thing
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
opinion; point of view; visual point
broken; intermittent; disconnected
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to be at a loss for words