for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
neurasthenia; nervous breakdown; concentration (card game involving turning over face-down cards to find identical pairs)
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
set of three; three sets; three classes
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
memory; ability to remember
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
almost; roughly; approximately
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
although I say; although one might say; although called
old maid (card game); living without one's mother-in-law
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
war; battle; match; game; competition
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal