lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
adds force or indicates command
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
how; in what way; how about
decrease; reduction; decline
strong person; person putting on a brave front; bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.); checks; plaid
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
by myself; in person; by oneself
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
all; entire; whole; altogether
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
getting big laughs just from appearing on the stage (or screen, etc.)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
deck (e.g. ship, tape, cassette, observation, train vestibule)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade