to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
just because; even if; even though
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
probability; likelihood; chances
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
participation; joining; entry
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm