but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
two persons; two people; pair; couple
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
welcome!; nice to see you!
how long; how far; how much
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
match; game; bout; contest
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
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.)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indescribable; having no way to express
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious