gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
crisp; crunchy; precise; clipped; brisk
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
in comparison to; rather than
high mountain; alpine mountain
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
selection; choice; picking out
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
accurate; correct; precise; exact
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
to be caught; to be captured; to be able to catch; to be able to capture
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
losing by being overmatched; being defeated by a stronger opponent; losing by misusing one's powers; defeat as a result of trying too hard
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
person requiring special attention; person to be wary of; person under (police) surveillance; dangerous person
pitching duel; pitchers' battle
swing (of a golf club, tennis racket, etc.); swing (boxing); swing
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)