sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
quitting while one is ahead
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
genuine; authentic; true; real
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
older brother; elder brother
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
tackle (e.g. rugby); fishing tackle
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
tedious; boring; being fed up with
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
small change; coins; small sum of money
game arcade; video arcade
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)