origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
people; citizens; subjects; folk
sun and moon; time; days and months; Sunday and Monday
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
attack; attack (on a difficult task); tackling; making an assault (on a summit); attack
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
nice; good; well-executed
rest stop; service area; public address system; PA
International Phonetic Alphabet; IPA
game, set and match; end of the game; end of the match
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
scoundrel; rascal; villain
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
loser; defeated person; the defeated
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to jump up; to leap up; to spring up
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to be caught (of a wild animal, fish, baseball, etc.); to be captured; to be able to catch; to be able to capture
power; might; authority; influence
trajectory; line of fire; ballistic
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
Don (Spanish honorific); bigwig; important person
strategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game; opening moves; preparations; preparatory steps; arrangements
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
bent back; prone posture; weak-kneed; timidity; lack of nerve