furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
game of make-believe; child's play; pretend play
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to be embarrassed; to lose face
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
selection; choice; option
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
choices; alternatives; options
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
to ask a high price; to overcharge
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to be lacking in options; to be too few
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
cesspool; sink; manure sink
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard