victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to spit out; to eject; to dump
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
as if nothing had happened
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
hot-blooded; hot-headed; temperamental; impulsive
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
third-year student; third-year pupil
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing