to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
originally; by nature; from the start
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
discovery; detection; finding
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
apparently; appears to be
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
assertion; declaration; affirmation
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time