to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
selfish; self-seeking; self-interested; mean
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to make a speech; to address
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
failure; mistake; blunder
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
primary school; elementary school; grade school
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
clear; precise; definite; distinct
match; game; bout; contest
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest