embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
to battle; to fight; to quarrel
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to push down; to press down; to force down; to depress
to lose one's senses; to go mad; to go off the rails; to fool around; to mess around; to lark about
safely; without incident; without mishap; in peace; peacefully; quietly
philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view
quite; utterly; really; completely
fear; dread; fright; terror; trepidation; panic
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
low spirits; depression; dejection; discouragement; despondency
identifiable; personalized
the biggest fish is always the one that got away
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
rut; wheel track; furrow; groove; (fig.) footsteps; (fig.) wake
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
correction fluid; correcting fluid; white-out; Wite-Out; Tipp-Ex; Liquid Paper
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; one-year period
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
thick red ink (used for signature seals); red ink pad; vermillion ink; cinnabar ink
experience; history; record; career
managerial liability; executive responsibility; accountability
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
successful candidate; successful applicant; person who has passed an exam
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
habit of idleness (laziness); indolence
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion