to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
condition; situation; prospects
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
each time it happens; at all such times
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking
heating power; thermal power; firepower
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
support; backing; aid; assistance
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick