just because; even if; even though
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
unrealistic; impractical; infeasible; unreal
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
right (in front); directly; properly; normally; honestly; decently
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
triumphant pose (assumed by an athlete, etc.)
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to drive a wedge into (e.g. enemy defences); to wedge apart
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
turn; turn (melodic ornament); turn (in a game)
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
gear change; change of gears
to popularize; to popularise; to give currency to; to set a trend
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
(right at the) side; just beside
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should