friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
go that far; to that extent
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
study; diligence; discount; reduction
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
reader model; amateur model who appears in fashion magazines
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to be photographed; to be projected
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
when it becomes; when it comes to
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
had better ...; had better not ...
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
professor; teaching; instruction