Vocabulary

one-person show; one-woman show; one-man show; performing solo; monodrama

single seater (e.g. boat, aeroplane, airplane)

sleeping alone

performing solo; having the stage to oneself; being in sole command; eclipsing (outshining) the others; field of activity in which one is unrivaled (unrivalled)

taking for granted; rash conclusion

blast; puff; whiff; gust

current (of water); drop

an inch ahead; the immediate future

quibbling; prevarication

dwarf; midget; elf; Tom Thumb; Jack Sprat

century

lifetime; one's whole life; all through life

temporary prosperity

pile

all-round (market) decline

wholesale arrest; round-up

all-round (market) advance

volley firing; fusillade; broadside

one boat; one ship

discerning eye; critical eye

long ago; previous; of a former age

pause; period; step; once; some years ago

slice; small piece

complete Buddhist scriptures

all living creatures

one box

one-jointed bamboo musical instrument

thoroughly wash away

flash (of light); glint

bowl (of rice)

simple and inexpensive restaurant; diner

pair (esp. of folding screens)

copse; crowd; herd

master sergeant (JGSDF)

one-part washing machine

(short) run; drive; ride; spin

one set; one suit

one set; one suit

one stroke; one blow

horse load