field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity; one's monopoly
match; game; bout; contest
to reach out (for); to extend one's reach (towards); to set one's sights (on); to work towards (getting, becoming, etc.); to put out a feeler; (lit.) to extend one's tentacles
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle
to count; to include in the number
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
restive horse; runaway horse; out of control horse
silently (as the grave); quietly (as in death)
the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible
necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
to be crowded; to be packed; to be busy; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with many things); to be packed (of one's schedule)
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
courtship behavior; courtship display
change of mind; inconstancy; apostasy
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
to defeat (someone) in an argument; to argue (someone) down; to confute (someone); to refute (someone)
literal translation; direct translation
toadstool; poisonous mushroom
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
one-way traffic; one-way (e.g. communication); one-sided
loving couple; couple of lovebirds; happily married couple (who are always together)
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush (esp. on a fictional character, idol, etc.); to be infatuated
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
most successful (of one's relatives, classmates, etc.)
to take someone down a peg; to cut someone down to size; to dampen someone's confidence
famous scene (e.g. in a movie or play)
to shoot down; to win (a position, someone's heart, etc.); to gain; to get
extended game; overtime; extra time; extra innings
all-night vigil over a body; wake