to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
shades of evening; dead of night
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
bargaining chip; bargaining tool
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
forestry; lumbering; timbering; work done in the mountains
to soar; to fly; to run; to dash
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
lattice; latticework; lattice door; check(ed) pattern; plaid
aimlessly (e.g. spend one's time); (be) in a disorderly state; (do) in a messy fashion; with a hazy feeling; in a muddled state of mind; unsettledly
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
easy to see; easy to read; easy to understand; (arch.) easy to look at; (arch.) attractive
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
firing line; caustic curve
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; (person's) back; years of experience
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
wandering; roaming; drifting
woman who is financially dependent on a man
Nola (Italy); Nora; Norah
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration