to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
at once; immediately; right now
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
life or death; existence; destiny
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
highest grade; finest quality; top class; superlative (degree)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to brace one's core (e.g. when carrying something heavy); to bear down; to exert oneself; to push oneself; to pay generously (for); to splurge (on)
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
great laughter; burst of laughter
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
to have meaning; to be meaningful
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
one line; one streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident)
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously