early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
to leave as is; to ignore
advanced level; high grade; senior
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
oak; orc (fictional race common in fantasy literature); ork
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
internal conditions; true state of affairs
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
unanticipated; unexpected
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
this is why; this means; it is the case that
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative