accurate; correct; precise; exact
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
preliminary step; first step
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
wide difference; a world of difference
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
(making, launching) concentrated attack (on, against)
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
imagination; supposition; guess
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
just because; even if; even though
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to break the silence; to break one's silence
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
conclusion; end; completion; summing up; supervision
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
review (of learned material); revision
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because