incorrect answer; wrong solution; incorrect interpretation
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
closest to pin; being very close (to succeeding); just missing (the mark); almost making it
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
at the mercy of (something or someone)
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
interior of the mouth; oral cavity
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
conversely; on the contrary
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to be at a loss for words
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
slim; slender; slight; delicate
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
let's not say (such things) to each other
romantic film; love movie
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest; (arch.) mental derangement; (arch.) madness; (arch.) insanity