to take; to catch; to capture
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to unfold; to unroll; to open
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
close-up; bringing attention (to); bringing to the fore; putting under close scrutiny
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
declaration; statement; proclamation
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
burst of laughter; roar of laughter
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
remembrance; recollection; recognition
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
extremely familiar; very well-acquainted
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
don't you think?; indicates question
charging (at the enemy) with a shout; rush; rushing (an activity); working at full speed; penetration; piercing
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to blaze; to burn brightly
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
long time; long interval; for quite some time
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
accurate; correct; precise; exact
chance (of success); odds
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag