to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
surpassing everything; better than anything; to be better than anything
happy; cheerful; pleasant
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
hedge; fence; border; limit
great admiration; deep respect
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action)
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
leading group (of runners in a marathon, etc.); leading pack
(beating someone) hands down; with a single blow
baptism; christening; initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism; one's first experience of something; baptism (by fire, etc.)
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
going straight on; going straight ahead
gale; strong wind; high wind
ascending air current; updraft; upward trend; rise in popularity, influence, etc.
to tower extremely high; to pierce the sky; to overflow (with energy); to run high (of spirits, momentum, etc.); to surge (of a feeling)
terrified; horrified; trembling with fear
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
freezing air; icy air; extreme cold
local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
pity; sorrow; grief; misery
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
illegality; (arch.) police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods)
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
laws (of nature); (divine) providence
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
to knead well; to polish; to refine
other side; opposite side; other party