going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
considerably; fairly; quite
to spend time (on doing something)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to break off; to knock off; to create a false eye by sacrificing a stone (in go)
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
pleasant to look at; easy to see
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
to cease; to stop; to be over
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to face; to go towards; to head towards
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill