(with a) mindset as if one were playing a video game; thinking of (treating) something as though it were a game
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to be filled to bursting; to burst
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to gain a victory; to win
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
without cause; without reason
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up