practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
jujube (Ziziphus jujuba); Chinese date; red date; small tea caddy (tea ceremony)
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
now; the present time; just now; another; more
pitching; throwing a ball; bowling (in cricket); pitched ball
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
time; hour; period; class
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable