elementary level; beginner level
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
acquiring; obtaining; receiving
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
duty; function; office; mission; task
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
while alive; during one's lifetime
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
etc.; et cetera; and so on
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
same kind (race); homogeneousness
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
surface of a board or record
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
to tire of; to lose interest in; (arch.) to be satisfied; (arch.) to enjoy; (arch.) to do adequately
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
killing time; staving off boredom
feebleness; weakness; weak
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with