to deceive with smooth talk; to wheedle; to give someone a snow job
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
adoration; admiration; devotion
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
percent; per cent; percentage
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
tournament; knockout competition
ball game (e.g. baseball, tennis, soccer)
to be in luck's way; to get lucky
atrocity; (arch.) treason
commencing with; including
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
laxative; purgative; evacuant
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
starting work (on); setting to work (on); commencing (a crime); playing (a move)
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
lecture hall; lecture room
special training; intensive training; crash course
sorry; too bad (for you)!; tough luck!
one example of (when there are more examples)
with a boing; with a sproing; with a crack; with a pop; (hitting) with vigour; with a kick
taking the field first; batting second
opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
master; teacher; stable master
bishop (chess piece); bishop
condition; situation; prospects
greatness is comparative; there is always someone better than you; there is always a bigger fish
player (of go, shogi, etc.)
surface of a board (shogi, go, etc.); (state of) the board; development of a game; surface of a record
freely; right and left; as one pleases
to win fame; to become widely known; to make a name for oneself
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
to make a move; to move a piece (e.g. in shogi)
one game (of go, shogi, etc.); one board (go, shogi, etc.); one office (of a broadcasting station, post office, etc.)