correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
game arcade; video arcade; penny arcade
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
blue; sad; down (in the dumps)
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
gorgeous; sumptuous; extravagant; luxurious
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
businessperson; businessman; businesswoman; entrepreneur; captain of industry
B-movie; B-picture; B-film
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
leaving (a hall, meeting, stadium, etc.); exit; walkout; exit (from the stage); leaving the stage
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear