to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
knowing; (an) acquaintance
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
Palma (Brazil); Parma (Italy)
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
certainly; surely; definitely
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
several years; a few years
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
only; merely; but; no more than
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to say; to tell; to state; to do
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump