right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
never mind!; don't worry about it
without; but if; otherwise; or else
competition; rivalry; vying (with)
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
recollection; reminiscence
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
as a child; when one was a child
misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea
opinion; intention; thought
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
running; tank top (worn as an undergarment or sportswear); vest; singlet
training method in sports, etc. where one imagines how a scenario would play out; mental rehearsal; mental preparation; visualization (for practicing a skill in one's mind)(practising); practicing under simulated conditions (e.g. while watching a video); mental dry run
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
to be dead; to be lifeless
casting (of a play, film, etc.); cast
appearance; figure; shape; form
narrator; storyteller; reciter
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
to feel sorry (for, that); to regret (that); to feel pity; to sympathize
reading aloud; recitation
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal