to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
dullard; indecisive person
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
powerful spirit; power of the emperor
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
accomplishment; execution
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
one way or the other; either way
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
distinction; discrimination
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
flustered person; hasty person
attenuation; damping; decay
(instrumental) solo; recital
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
raising (a question); bringing up (a problem); instituting (a lawsuit); (arch.) lifting up
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
establishment; settlement
reconciliation; make peace with
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid