look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
(not) so much; (not) that much
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
enclosing (e.g. with a letter)
greeting; a fine thing to say
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to read (a book, etc.) over again
to lie down; to throw oneself down
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
event with ... rounds, innings, legs, etc.; nth-round match (in a knockout tournament)
final game; final games; the finals
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
firm; strong; solid; stable
defense; defence; protection
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)