to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
pointing out; identification
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
one after another; continuously; incessantly; in succession; by turns
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
foreign; abroad; overseas
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)