importance; emphasis; stress
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner
counter-proposal; counter-suggestion
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
since our last meeting; since we parted
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
righteousness; justice; right
lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
starting a business; promotion of enterprise
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
starting point; starting line
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
like; similar to; same as
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
precondition; prerequisite
to take to defending oneself above all; to save one's skin
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
foreign cinema; foreign film; a foreign movie
to resign from one's post
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
waking or sleeping; constantly; at all times; twenty-four hours a day
most difficult; next to impossible
to run around; to bustle about
with a fixed time; with a deadline
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
neighbouring house; neighboring house
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
criticism; blame; rejection; flick (of the finger)
generous; broad-minded; big-hearted