worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to strike (with a stick, whip, etc.); to hit; to punch; to go to (a place to eat, drink, etc.)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to be a match for; to rival; to be equal to
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
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
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
street vendor; stallholder; stallkeeper
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
skillful handling of a kitchen knife
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)