victory or defeat; match; contest; game
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
machine parts; machinery; equipment
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
in that way; thus; so; so?
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
how many people; a number of people
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to feel; to sense; to experience
until now; so far; up to the present
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to attempt; to test; to try out
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize