regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to display one's real ability; to show one's real ability; to show one's stuff; to show oneself at one's best; to really shine; to come into one's own
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
two persons; two people; pair; couple
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
beginning; outset; first; onset
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
memory; sense; experience
charcoal; charred remains
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance