tension; mental strain; nervousness
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
single word; a few words; brief comment
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
senior high school; high school
practice game; practice match; scrimmage; workout
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
barfin flounder (Verasper moseri)
all right (e.g. when guiding a driver); keep coming; OK
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
don't worry about it; never mind; that's OK
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
one chance; only opportunity
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
really; truly; indeed; good grief