goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
dangerous position; peril
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
to be too numerous; to be too much
even assuming that ...; even granted that ...
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
in the end; at the end of the day
to make an appeal; to urge
tool (esp. software, etc.); tour (e.g. Tour de France)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to go straight to the point; to cut it short
draw (in competition); tie game
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
game, set and match; end of the game; end of the match
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)