whether you like it or not; no matter what one may do; in any event; at all events; (lit.) whether you laugh or cry
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
soft tennis (using soft rubber balls instead of hard yellow balls)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
rare; uncommon; not often seen
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
danger; peril; hazard; risk
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
settlement for a dispute (esp. one caused by an affront or blunder); money paid to settle a dispute
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
how long; how much; to what extent
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
to take off one's glasses
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
ace (in tennis, volleyball, etc.)
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies