numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss; to waste (one's time, efforts, etc.); to bring to naught; to feel disappointed (e.g. by missing out on something); to suffer a (perceived) loss
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
tedious; boring; being fed up with
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
last days; the end; one's fate
sympathy; compassion; pity
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
half a point (esp. in go)
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
to watch steadily; to stare
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
untiringly; persistently; without losing interest
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
big and round (esp. of eyes); round and cute; spinning; whirling; plump and round; chubby
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons