as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
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
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
match; game; bout; contest
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
how; in what way; how about
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert