game; match; contest; competition; sport; (sporting) event
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
clearing one's throat; cough
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
clear; precise; definite; distinct
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
fast-talking; rapid talking
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
(rubbing) salt in the wound
to smear; to daub; to shift (the blame onto someone else)
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation; rubbing salt into a wound
to lend an ear to; to listen to