to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
disparate society; stratified society
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
anything and everything; just about everything
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
decoration; ornament; trimmings
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
partly burned charcoal; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt