striking just before one's opponent makes a move
being adopted into the family of one's bride
second marriage; remarriage
distinguished family; famous family; noble family; prestigious organization (company, school, etc.)
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
difficult to ...; hard to ...
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
you (plural); all of you; you all
successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
the front; honest; upright; decent
management; administration; operation
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
fragile article; breakables; broken article
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
defective article; damaged goods; deflowered girl; unmarried woman who has lost her virginity
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
face; honour; honor; reputation; prestige; dignity