win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to blush; to have flushed cheeks
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
caring for (esp. a pet or a small object); cherishing; being fond of; prizing; treasuring
limiter (electronics); (speed) limiter
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to arrive home; to return
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
(e.g. to walk, stand, etc., until) one's legs turn to lead; (doing something) until one's legs tire and stiffen
good prospects; full of hope; promising
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
home ground; home field; one's haunt; one's stamping ground; one's domain
dry riverbed; river beach
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
underground; subterranean
three dimensions; three dimensional; 3D; real world; IRL (in real life)
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
outside the hall (or stadium, market, etc.); off the grounds; off the premises; off-track
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
surprise; something unexpected
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible