hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to encourage someone to expect something; to raise someone's hopes
practice game; practice match; scrimmage; workout
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
I appreciate your efforts
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
plural; multiple; several
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
great physical power; animal strength
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
irritating; aggravating; upsetting