to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
first half of the game or match
to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner
posing a question; question
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
many; numerous; various; large number of
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
going to and fro; back and forth
very great; enormous; serious
strong and weak points; likes and dislikes; strengths and weaknesses
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
choices; alternatives; options
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
how long; how far; how much
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
tingling; stinging; pungently
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
all the questions (in an exam, quiz, etc.)
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period