older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
configuration (e.g. of a computer or file); user preferences; system environment; environment setting
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to do for (the sake of someone else)
unfairness; injustice; partiality
should; must; -able; probably; likely
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
light; easy; non-serious; minor
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
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)
gradually; slowly but steadily
beginning of the game; kickoff; face-off
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
etc.; et cetera; and so on
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off