loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
(not) even once; (not) ever
price; cost; value; worth; value
to pull in (fish); to land
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
preference; priority; precedence
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
almost; roughly; approximately
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
regular game; regular-season game
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
to knock down the price of; to make a successful bid (for an article); to buy at auction
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
mask; disguise; guise; mask
impossible to do (although wants to)
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)