to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)
how many years; how long; what year
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
strikeout; strike out; fanning out
perfect; complete; flawless
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
a little; a bit; slightly
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
hard (esp. of hardball, tennis, etc.)
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
in accordance with; according to
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
family; members of a family
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
by myself; in person; by oneself
to use one's own judgement; to not be swayed by others; to have confidence in oneself
to save; to leave over; to spare
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
environment; circumstance