negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
great god; gracious deity; miracle-working god
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
forced to use; forced into a position
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
leaf surface; foliar surface; phylloplane
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
to be left lonely at the top; to be left high and dry by one's friends; to be abandoned by one's supporters; to have the rug pulled from under one; (lit.) to have the ladder pulled out from under one
is that so?; I see; right; oh
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
to synchronise the breathing with the opponent prior to the start of a match
order from the company president
to speak; to hear a voice
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
firm; strong; solid; stable
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
pride; boast; credit (to)
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
change of job; change of occupation; career change
not becoming a problem; out of the question; not worth considering; insignificant; negligible
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
brazenly; shamelessly; alternating wins and losses (every other day); (arch.) stupidly; (arch.) cluelessly; (arch.) slipping away secretly
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)