soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
craving; longing; thirsting
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
beginning of hostilities; beginning of competition; first match (in a series)
great victory; decisive victory; overwhelming victory; landslide victory
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
signs of defeat; adverse situation
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative
to order; to command; to appoint
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
abandoned city; deserted city
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to smear with blood; to kill
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)