bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
form; method; system; formula
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
phantom; vision; illusion
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
registrant; subscriber; enrollee
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
intelligence gathering; information gathering
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
one way or the other; either way
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
fixed date; settlement date