victory or defeat; match; contest; game
multi-course menu; multi-course dining
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
traditional; customary; conventional
to be used to eating; to become used to eating; to be accustomed to eating; to acquire a taste for
review (of learned material); revision
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
anything and everything; just about everything
while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
with a bang; with a bam; with a wham
because of; owing to; due to
angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
after a long time; for the first time in a while
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to plunder; to capture; to seize; to snatch away; to steal; to grab away
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
immediately; at once; instantly
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to spit out; to eject; to dump
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
influence; effect; impact
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
together; mutually; reciprocally; adds a nuance of solemnity or formality
child born to one's current wife
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
hostility; animosity; enmity
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)