dismissal (from one's post); firing; being relieved from one's post; discarding; throwing away; becoming useless
one by one; one after another; successively
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
master; expert; brilliant move (in go, shogi, etc.); excellent move
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
name of a piece of music; (musical) number; (musical) program; programme; selection (of music)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
to shake one's head (in denial)
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
to practice; to practise; to train; to drill; to become practiced; to become practised
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
full impact; packing a punch
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
number of times; frequency; count
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to object; to protest; to speak; to say; (arch.) hello!; (arch.) is anyone home?
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason