(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
nothing but; except; no more than
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
that's the way it is; such is life
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
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to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
new (musical) composition; new piece; new song
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
how; in what way; by what means
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
voting; ballot; poll; vote
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
don't miss it; stay tuned; coming soon; look forward to it
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to fly into a rage; to blow one's top
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged