small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
otherwise; or else; if not
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
desperately; for one's dear life
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
walking briskly; determinedly
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
block (of wood); chip; splinter
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
forevermore; for eternity
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
moment by moment; hour by hour
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to cross one's mind; to occur to one