defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
person in charge (of an area of work, etc.); person responsible; contact (person)
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
economical; comparatively cheap
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
chit; slip; ticket; voucher
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
please take care of yourself; please be careful not to ... (concerning one's health or well-being)
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
plural; multiple; plural (number)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
several people; a few people