pantaloons; bell-bottoms; trousers
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
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.)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to pick up; to find; to gather
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); suddenly becoming popular; becoming a hit
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
difficult to ...; hard to ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
arm; skill; efforts; ability
right in the center (centre)
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)
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)