(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
addict; junkie; substance abuser
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)
mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)
drugs; ingredients (for Chinese medicine)
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
particular; hard to please; fussy
to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
decapitation; decapitated head
to cease; to stop; to be over
explanation; interpretation
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
capstone in a cist (archaeology); dolmen burial chamber
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
to choke; to have trouble breathing
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
regret; repentance; remorse
Japanese wakin goldfish variety
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object