to be matched against (in a sports contest)
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
crippled; deformed; imperfect; incomplete; one wheel
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
first generation; founder
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
each and all; every single one; everybody
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
almost every day; almost daily
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
crude tactics; smattering of knowledge
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
to not take seriously; to take lightly
to boil; to decoct; to infuse