declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
right in the middle (of); midst; height
professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; flatterer; sycophant; brown-noser
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
to rank (as); to occupy (a position); to be located (in); to be situated
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
correction; rectification; mending; repair
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
one more time; once more; once again
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant); foul (comp. karuta); touching a card which is not in the same territory as the correct card
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
using all of one's strength (to); giving (it) everything one has got; going full-out; throwing a ball as hard as one can
awareness that one is not good at something; feelings of inferiority
from A to Z; in every particular; all without exception; in everything; through and through; (lit.) from one to ten
in order; in turn; one by one
to rearrange; to reorder; to move around; to sort; to collate
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
single word; a few words; brief comment
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
bar; measure; short pause (in writing); petty principles; minor details
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
at full speed; (at) full tilt; headlong; impetuously; precipitately
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
person who has rendered distinguished service
(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way