barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
loop; band; loop (in a program); looping (of a video, slideshow, etc.); repeating (e.g. of a conversation); time loop (in fiction); temporal loop
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
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)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
can't go on like this; can't stand it anymore; can't take it any longer
as expected; as predicted
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
fireball; bolide; fireball
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
means; way; method; measure
pair; the two; both persons; both things
deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang
sphere; globe; ball; sphere; counter for pitches
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
strategic withdrawal; strategic retreat
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
first match (in a series)
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
catfish (esp. the Amur catfish, Silurus asotus); (arch.) earthquake
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
rise; improvement; uptrend
nobleman's illegitimate child; product (of e.g. war); offspring; aftermath
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
only; merely; but; no more than
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately