withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to put on airs; to swagger; to act self-importantly
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
great laughter; burst of laughter
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to have more wins than losses; to lead someone (by no. of matches); to take the lead over an opponent (in points)
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
battlefield; battleground
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
one by one; one each; one at a time
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to finish reading; to read through
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
beyond this point; from now on; after this
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...