overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
racket; paddle (in table-tennis)
like this; in this way; as you see
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
(in the same way) as before; as always
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to be covertly swapped; to be replaced (e.g. with a counterfeit)
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (forever); to continue to conceal
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
approach (to a problem, issue, etc.); approach (of a long jump, aircraft's flight, etc.); inrun (of a ski jump); approach (to a building, mountain, etc.); approach shot
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice