playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
to compete with; to vie for
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
inside one's heart; in one's mind
somewhat cold; a bit chilly
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to understand; to make out
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
(not) even once; (not) ever
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
thought; consideration; thinking
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
still; even now; to this day
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
at that time; in those days
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment