learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
literally; to the letter; literal
sham battle; mock battle; dry run; military exercise; war game
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
that; the matter in question
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
low spirits; depression; dejection; discouragement; despondency
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
else; in addition; besides
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
2nd day of the month; two days
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
such ... as; or some such
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
connection; link; relationship
again; once more; a second time
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
villain; baddie; the villain's part
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
ground beetle; carabid (esp. of superfamily Caraboidea, but excluding subfamily Carabinae); Anisodactylus signatus (species of ground beetle)