to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
first of all; in the first place
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
to debate; to deliberate; to argue; to contend; to discuss; to dispute
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
fundamental idea; basic concept
present; current; in operation
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
drinking habitually; being fond of (a drink)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to become misty; to become hazy
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
change; transformation; inversion
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
decisive; resolute; determined; firm