childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to take; to catch; to capture
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
the last moment; the very end
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
to chase; to run after; to pursue
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
right; correct; proper; righteous; just