sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
combat power; fighting strength
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
shabby; unsightly; unkempt
now that; since; so long as; because
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
short and stout; small but wide around
to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)
learning by watching others; learning by imitation; following by example
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
to torment; to harass; to tease; to extort; to shake down; to demand money
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
too large (clothing); baggy; bulging; warping; parp; toot
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with