query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
(degree of) seriousness; level of commitment
goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
person of high rank or position
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to strike (someone) down; to knock down; to thrash; to place firmly
participant; entrant; player; competitor
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
to collapse; to flop (onto)
how others look at you; what others think about you
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
successful candidate; successful applicant; person who has passed an exam
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
to look young; to seem young
state of mind; mentality; psychology
harmless (remark, topic, etc.); inoffensive; safe; bland; neutral (attitude); noncommittal (reply)
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
symbol; sign; (secret) price mark; secret language; code
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
X mark (indicating an incorrect answer, disagreement, cancellation, etc.)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
two sly characters outfoxing each other; (lit.) a fox and a raccoon dog fooling each other
distrust of (other) human beings
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances (for something); to bear (something) in mind; to ebb and flow
main cause; primary factor
occupation (i.e. field of regular employment); steady job; regular work