(one's) handling of the reins; how well one controls things
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
ago; since; before; previous
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
sluggishness after few days off
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
stable boy; stable hand; groom
to make a speech; to address
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
deciding match; play-off; runoff
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
conclusion; end; completion; summing up; supervision
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to be left in the dust (of); to be outdone (by); to be subordinate (to); to play second fiddle (to); to take second billing (to)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
great actor; famous actor; star