ago; since; before; previous
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
stale; hackneyed; cliched
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
when you really think about it; on reflection; in actual fact; once again (fashionable, popular, etc.); back (in style)
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
name; given name; first name
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
Gulliver; preeminent example of its kind
to name; to call; to christen; to term
canon (i.e. the Biblical canon)
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
gossip; corner of the mouth
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage