a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
third day of the month; three days
great victory; crushing victory
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
almost; roughly; approximately
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
consequence; result; conclusion
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to break down due to overwork; to try so hard that the situation gets worse
form; shape; figure; visage
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
merrymaking; high jinks; drunken revelry; spree
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
deeply in love with; madly in love with; heads over heels in love with; to be crazy about
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date