sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
results; record; grades; marks
manly; masculine; like a man
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
watchful waiting; careful supervision
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
future (usually near); prospects
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful