blow; shock; strike; batting
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
in the end; at the end of the day
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
for example; for instance; e.g.
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
rally; recovery; comeback; winding (thread, etc.)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
specialization; specialisation
unique; peculiar; singular
to fill a hole with earth
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
looking depressed; long face
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
on bad terms; at loggerheads
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
anyone and everyone; anybody at all
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
reinforcement; strengthening
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
military service; combat experience
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
personality; character; individuality; personhood
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
sense of values; values; value system
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation