goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
pleasant feeling; good vibes
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to attempt; to test; to try out
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
one's share; one's portion
wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
championship; title (of champion)
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
junior high school student; middle school pupil
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
almost every day; almost daily
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
loveable; very likeable; like very much
major subject; special study
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
consequence; outcome; result; blame