direct connection; direct link
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
place; position; location; position; standing; status
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
championship; title (of champion); championship game; championship tournament
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
slight superiority (in knowledge, experience, ability, etc.); being slightly older
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
(some) more; even more; longer; further
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
meaning; significance; sense
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
that is to say; so that means
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of