worldly wise; sophisticated; street smart; knowledge of the world (acquired in the school of hard knocks); toughness
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
to neglect (e.g. one's studies); to leave unattended
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to lay aside; to set aside
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
ratio; proportion; percentage
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to become possible; to become able to (do)
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
accept one who comes to you
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to make frantic efforts; to make an all-out effort; to try desperately
all one's strength; desperate effort; (lit.) strength one has when ready to die
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
important part (to listen to); the point (of a speech); interesting part; best part (of a piece of music or performance)
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
equation; formula; method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
ray (of light); beam; light
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
passion for gambling; fondness for speculation; speculative spirit
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
cannot be helped; unavoidable
border; boundary; border; edge; horizontal stripes; boarder (e.g. snowboarder, skateboarder)
smoothly; easily; readily
to be able to manage somehow or other
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about
way of thinking; point of view; opinion; approach (e.g. to a problem); attitude
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic