defeat; loss; reverse; setback
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to show up; to appear; to turn up
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
dextrose; glucose (usu. D-glucose); grape sugar
absorption; suction; attraction
number one; first; best; most; game; round
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
aquarium (building); oceanarium
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to use (something) as a selling point
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
environment; surroundings; circumstances
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
tuna (Thunnus spp.; esp. the Pacific bluefin); dead fish (person who is unresponsive or passive during sex); starfish; body of a person struck by a train; person unconscious due to alcohol
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
television program; TV program
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
missionary (sex) position
sexual intercourse; sex; coitus
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
sexual act; sexual intercourse
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
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)