to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
(in) the air; midair; sky
game; match; contest; competition; sport; (sporting) event
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
match fixing; put-up job; fixed game
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
meaning; significance; sense
tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
bamboo shoot; young, inexperienced doctor
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to talk; to chat; to chatter
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
another point; another goal; another run
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to crouch; to squat; to cower
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
suffix for familiar person
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)