very great; enormous; serious
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
since one was born; (in) all one's life
individual match; single game
baton (of command); order; command; direction
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
largehearted; frank; unaffected
first-class goods; A-grade product
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
timidity; cowardice; (lit.) courage of a flea
guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange
to neglect (e.g. one's studies); to leave unattended
contrary to one's expectations; to one's surprise
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
slight; light; mild (disability, symptoms, etc.)
upper arm; (arch.) lower arm
to open (up) a Pandora's box
enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
smart; clever; sharp; agile; nimble; quick