lottery; lot; raffle; draw
trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
unsold items; leftovers; remainders; spinster; old maid
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
celebration of a birth (usu. approx. one month after birth); gift at the birth of a child; baby gift
100,000; hundred thousand
career track; promotional track; fast track; upward mobility
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
steady; sound; reliable; solid
mass; mass (media, production, etc.); masturbation
final; eventual; ultimate
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
to keep away; to keep at a distance
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to relax; to feel at home
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
flustered; flurried; (shocked) speechless
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
pleasant sound; crack (of a baseball bat); roar (of a motor)
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual