to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
losing one's fighting spirit; losing the will to fight; losing heart
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
event; phenomenon; matter
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
head; lead; vanguard; first
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving legs forward with feet never leaving the ground (exercise)
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
way one walks; one's walk
switching over to; migration; transition
dwindling; declining; diminishing; tapering (to a point)
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing