poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
appearance; figure; shape; form
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
(right at the) side; just beside
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
difference; variation; difference
evident; plain; distinct; clear
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
(making, launching) concentrated attack (on, against)
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
distant; remote; isolated
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
be (that) as it may; having said that
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
bet; wager; stake; gamble
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
according to plan; as planned; on target
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
wearing armour (armor); counter for suits of armour
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to sustain a serious wound
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
skill; dexterity; master hand