old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
tag (children's game); tig
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
participation; joining; entry; adherence
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
but; however; provided that
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
war; battle; match; game; competition
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
comfort; consolation; diversion
how; in what way; by what means
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
school hours; hours of teaching (instruction)
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
six; sixth (interval, chord)
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
three; three years of age
X; x; unknown quantity; an unknown