decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
baseball ground; baseball field; baseball stadium; ballpark
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
consists of; comprises; is made up of
usage time; utilization time
energy conservation; economical use of energy
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
there is nothing; having nothing
confections; sweets; candy; cake
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to accept; to receive; to agree
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
emotional wall; internal barrier
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
one's own style; self-taught manner
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet