counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to use one thing for several purposes; to use the same thing on multiple occasions; to work someone hard; to order around; to boss
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
journal; magazine; periodical
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
minimum; at the very least
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
heart; guts; nerve; central part
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
main question; real issue at hand
from here; from this place
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
because of; owing to; due to
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
example; simile; metaphor; allegory