to be able (to); to be possible (to)
until now; so far; up to the present
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
difference; variation; difference
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
chopping board; cutting board
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
only; merely; but; no more than
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
losing one's fighting spirit; losing the will to fight; losing heart
in this way; thus; such; uh...
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
to say; to be called; to do
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that