to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
being behind (in points, goals, etc.); trailing; deficit; being behind schedule
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
point spread; point difference
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
practice game; practice match
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)
to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do
runs batted in; RBI; position of a ball when struck (e.g. in tennis, volleyball)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
extracurricular activities
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
there is nothing; having nothing
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to mind; to care; to worry
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression