good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
expression; look; countenance; face
catchers who warm up pitchers in the bullpen; tank (character that soaks up damage for the rest of the party in an MMORPG)
theory; standard procedure; common strategy; established tactics
to take (be in) charge of
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
whispering; murmuring; subdued
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
with a chuckle; with a giggle
strategy meeting; council of war
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
with the skin on; skin and all (fruit, potato, etc.)
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)