nice; good; well-executed
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
the heavens; the skies; celestial sphere; heavenly realm; deva realm
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
powerless; helpless; incompetent
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
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)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
construction worker; laborer (labourer); navvy
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
matter of time; question of time
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
evident; plain; distinct; clear
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)