answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
arm; skill; efforts; ability
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
body; physical system; (the) person
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
number two; second in command
Canopus (star in the constellation Carina); Alpha Carinae
serious look (on one's face); straight face
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
out of character; unlike one
tension; mental strain; nervousness
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
number one; first; best; most; game; round
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)