declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
honorific/polite/humble prefix
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
all; entire; whole; altogether
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style