departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
student (esp. a university student)
newcomer; initiate; rookie
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
heel (of a shoe); heel (in pro wrestling); bad guy; player of villain roles
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
villain; baddie; the villain's part
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
only; merely; but; no more than
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
difference; variation; difference
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
return match (esp. boxing); rematch
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
quitting while one is ahead
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
for today; for the time being
war; battle; match; game; competition
complete victory; winning a tournament with no losses