to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck
blue; sad; down (in the dumps)
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
identifiable; personalized
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
bursting through the surface; suddenly surfacing; sudden increase (e.g. in public interest); fast rise (e.g. in rank)
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
wildness; wild nature; untamed nature; savage nature
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to have no chance (of succeeding)
(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
to become better; to improve
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
condition; situation; prospects
to move up (e.g. date, rank, order); to be advanced; to be carried (of a number in addition)
to make sense; to be consistent
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
sudden declaration; rapid deceleration; sharp slowdown
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
pin (e.g. hairpin, safety pin); (bowling) pin; pin; flagstick; (a) one (on dice or Japanese playing cards); first; top
to keep (a person) waiting
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
cloth bib displaying a competitor's number; athlete's number