to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
game; match; contest; competition; sport; (sporting) event
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
fuel consumption; gas mileage
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
maintenance; preservation; improvement
opening fully; full throttle; full power
dozens; scores of; decades
such ... as; or some such
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
difficult to ...; hard to ...
clockwise rotation; CW; right-handed rotation
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
preservation; retainment; keeping
pacing (e.g. in athletics, etc.); pacing oneself
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
technical term; terminology; jargon
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
to like; to love; to be fond of
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to drive (e.g. a horse, carriage); to control; to manage; to govern; to rule
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment