condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
finish; finishing; finishing touches
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to be worried; to be troubled
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
in perfect form; going swimmingly
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
countermeasure; counter-measure
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to fight against; to oppose; to face
perfect; complete; flawless
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
to find out; to discover; to locate
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
to put an end (to); to close the books (on)
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
to have grown tense (of a situation); to have become critical (and to be on the verge of a major upheaval)
one thin flat object; one sheet
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
unbeatable; unbeaten; invincible
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time