dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
no regrets; without regrets
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
(adding) fuel to the fire
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
life; living; I; me; student
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
the same; the said; likewise
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
short pause; short interval
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)