ominous; ill-omened; inauspicious; unlucky; sinister
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
sound; noise; acoustics; reverberation; echo; audio
hand; handball (soccer foul)
first game; first round (of tennis, etc.)
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
to boil strongly; to be excited
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
to be too numerous; to be too much
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
seesaw game; back-and-forth match; match in which the lead changes hands several times
to refuse; to decline; to deny
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
not a little; not a few; considerable
to get distracted; to jump off the track
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)