formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
price; cost; value; worth; value
entering an institution; beginning training; primer; manual; introduction (to)
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
also known as; also called
tag (children's game); tig
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
only; merely; but; no more than
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
frying; fried food; aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
to set (sun); to become dark
to use up all one's strength
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak