damp; moist (negative nuance)
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
end (of play, match, etc.); closing; closing a pachinko machine (after it has paid out its designated maximum)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
to subsist; to keep on living
for example; for instance; e.g.
metre; meter; meter; gauge
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
occupations dependent on public favor (favour)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
to compete with; to vie for
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price