a little more than; a little over; upwards of; (arch.) excess; (arch.) surplus; (arch.) remainder
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
ton (now usu. a metric ton, i.e. 1,000kg); tonne
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
sprinkling water over; irrigating
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
still; as yet; as it has been
firmly rooted; deep-seated
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
emphatic verbal prefix; humble verbal prefix
being surrounded by enemies on all sides; being betrayed (forsaken) by everybody
waterworks bureau; water department
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
advocate; proponent; supporter
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
tremendous strength; (lit.) strength of a hundred people
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
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)