state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
adding up; totalling; totaling
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to leave (a scene); to step away
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
school; school building; schoolhouse
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
sommelier; wine steward; wine expert at a restaurant who advises guests on a choice of wines
effectiveness; efficacy; efficaciousness
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
a disgrace (to a whole group of people)
garden shrubs; trees; potted plant
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
improved version; variant (of a pathogen)
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
to attempt; to test; to try out
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to get hold of; to take possession of; to seize
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
pessimism; disappointment
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...