to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
backing (an initiative, candidate, etc.); support; backing up (another player); covering; backup
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
security police; special police; special; TV special; 78-rpm record; standard play (VHS recording speed); SP
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
now that; since; so long as; because
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
flash (of light); glint; schiller
(large) gun; cannon; artillery; long-ball hitter; home-run hitter
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
pillar of fire; blazing column
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
irritation; annoyance; frustration
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much