to follow advice; to act upon advice
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
imitation; counterfeit; fake; replica
briskly; energetically; livelily; efficiently; crisply; vigorously
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
before it becomes (verb); before (an undesirable thing occurs)
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
hard blow; crushing blow; severe attack
Achilles heel; one's weak point; shin
totally (different); completely
whistle (sound made with the lips)
exhaled air; exhalation; expiration
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
trembling with excitement
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
transcendence; transcendency
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
to become better; to improve
bad feeling; cares; ill feeling; grudge; sense of discomfort; discontent
a cut above; one step above
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to popularize; to popularise; to give currency to; to set a trend
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
continuous; sustained; sustainable; durable; persistent
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I