drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
picking out; choosing; picking (someone) up (in a vehicle); pickup (in a record player); (phono) cartridge; pickup (truck)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
had better ...; had better not ...
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
(being) most satisfactory; (being) quite satisfied; (being) quite enough
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
I see; that's right; indeed
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
pointing out; identification
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
bygones; the past; past event
to say; to be called; to do
to go out and away; to leave
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
general situation; whole situation; larger picture; overall situation of a game
to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
the whole sky; the firmament; the heavens; the empyrean
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza