beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to have one's name entered (in a list)
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
special occupation; principal occupation; specialty; monopoly
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to breathe out; to exhale
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to manage something successfully; to be successful
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)