punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
order of arrival; first-come-first-served basis
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
aggregate results; totalled results; collected results
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
the last moment; the very end
ultimate; final; last; eventual
counter for choices, options, etc.
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
I don't want to boast but
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
bet; wager; stake; gamble
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to complete decisively; to do to completion
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account