murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
having one's guard up; not showing weak points; (of women) resisting attempts of being hit on; being distrustful of potential love interests; prudish
to stir up trouble for oneself; (lit.) to scare out a snake by poking at the brush
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
children's song; nursery rhyme
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
to become pale; to turn pale
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
draw (in competition); tie game
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
will not do; do not; does not
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
attacker (esp. in volleyball)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
suffix for familiar person; indicates emphasis; (arch.) prostitute
a little bit; a little while
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
imitation; counterfeit; fake; sham; ersatz (object)
blow; hit (on the body); beating
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion