tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
very popular; highly favoured
eye for people; ability to judge character
popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
successive or progressive increases; cumulative increase
queue jumping; breaking into a line; interrupt; wedge
bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
to advance to the next stage (e.g. in a tournament)
race game (board game played with dice in which the object is to reach the end of a track); ban-sugoroku; sugoroku; traditional Japanese board game similar to backgammon
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
prize money; monetary award; reward
mass; mass (media, production, etc.); masturbation
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
rally; recovery; comeback; winding (thread, etc.)
long hit; slugging; extra-base hit
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
debt collection; debt collector
strength; toughness; bravery; boldness
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy