for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
basic mistake; careless mistake
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
chink in the armor (armour)
confused; flustered; at a loss
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
(turned out) all right in the end
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
to attempt; to test; to try out
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
with no effort at all; easily
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to become empty; to be emptied