goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
to blow through; to blow across
salty sea breeze; salt wind
to rock; to shake; to swing
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
racket; paddle (in table-tennis)
clanging; empty; deserted
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to bring back; to restore
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
serve; serving (e.g. of food)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
table tennis club; ping-pong club
considerably; greatly; a lot
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
conviction; belief; confidence
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
right in the center (centre)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to roll about; to writhe about
to be smeared; to be covered
full operation (e.g. factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed