preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
sympathy; compassion; pity
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
according to plan; as planned; on target
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
carat; unit of weight for jewels and pearls, 200mg; karat (measure of purity of gold); carat
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
pure gold; solid gold; fine gold
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
somewhat below; slightly below
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
money paid to the government
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
religious leader; person of religion; religious figure; religionist
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
yogurt; yoghurt; yoghourt
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)