to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
first game; first round (e.g. of a tournament)
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
right side (of an equation, expression, etc.); RHS; right side (go, chess, othello board)
does not; do not; will not do
charming; bewitching; coquettish
first-aid; emergency (aid)
night chat; tale told at night; book of informal essays
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
third-year student; third-year pupil
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to have a cramp in one's leg
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
well done!; nice try!; well fought!
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
delicious; skillful; skilled; expert
operation; functioning; running
bright person; talented student; prodigy
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
to make a mistake; to mess up; to screw up; to fail
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
only; merely; but; no more than
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
(a matter of) chance; fortune (of a given time); force of the times