start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
(sink) deeply (into mud, snow, etc.); (thrust) deeply (into a soft object); (involved) too deeply (in a matter, relationship, etc.); drenched; soaked; (arch.) extremely (drunk)
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
near; close; beside; third person
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
selection; choice; option
charming; fascinating; attractive
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
field; farm; rural; agricultural; stray (e.g. dog, cat); unauthorised (esp. smartphone application)
choices; alternatives; options
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
war criminal; person responsible for a team's defeat
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
how; in what way; by what means
interruption; suspension; break