to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
complete blockade (seal); baseball shutout
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to head home; to leave for home
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
in comparison to; rather than
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
some people; a few people; several people
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
type of occupation; occupational category
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to have a talk; to tell a story
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
one more time; once more; once again
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for