foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
lost game; game with slim chances of winning
figure; form; figurine; model figure; figure skating
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
ray (of light); beam; light
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
general; popular; common; typical
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
severe criticism; sharp criticism; scathing criticism; diatribe; panning
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
world; society; people; the public
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
to repeat; to do over again
mixed bag; mixture of good and bad; jumble of wheat and chaff; (lit.) mixture of precious gems and common rocks
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
difference; variation; difference
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield (in soccer)