discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
keeping a close watch on both sides; keeping an eye on two things at the same time
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
just because; even if; even though
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
opening game; (season) opener
first match (in a series)
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
charming; fascinating; attractive
to throw something to each other; to pass something back and forth; to bandy something around; to take part in a pitching duel
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
in the end; at the end of the day
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
dancing or jumping for joy
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
ultimate; final; last; eventual
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily