taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; requesting a video review (of a referee's call)
dullness; slump; stagnation; inactivity; depression
patience; endurance; perseverance
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
to hug; to clasp to one's breast
to be intimate with; to befriend
strange disease; rare disease
junkie (drug addict); junkie (person with an obsession)
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
weapon of mass destruction; WMD
to yield to temptation; to succumb
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
degenerate; decadent; corrupt
to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
severe (illness, disability, etc.); serious
credibility; trustworthiness
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
to fall; to drop; to fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful
prescribed form (of writing); format
heading; headline; index; headword
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
to be sluggish; to make little progress; to show little growth; to fail to improve; to level off; to not grow as much as expected
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
seeker after truth; one who seeks the way
determination; resolution
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
downward compatible; backward compatible; upward compatible; forward compatible; providing the same function while being more effective (esp. in games)
part; portion; glimpse; bit
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
farewell poem; death poem; poem written during one's final moments
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone