very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
direction of travel; direction of movement
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
quickly reversed cut (sword technique); swallow counter (judo technique); swallow flight reversal; swapping one's hand with the bottom row of the nearest wall (cheating technique); completing a hand with an opponent's discarded riichi tile
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to triumph; to be elated with success
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
wherein; therein; thereinto
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
(great mental) resources; quick brain; resourcefulness; good wits
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate
trembling from fear; trembling all over
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
throwaway match (i.e. one played after a tournament has already been decided); dead rubber
reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; trivial (e.g. scheme); transparent; trifling (e.g. matter)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful