same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
otherwise; or else; if not
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
body; group; party; company; troupe
chief umpire; referee (soccer, boxing, etc.)
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
quarrel; dispute; argument
to look forward to something
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like