fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
after a long time; for the first time in a while
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
by myself; in person; by oneself
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
time; hour; period; class
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month