meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
time; hour; period; class
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
sphere; counter for balls
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
minimum; at the very least
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
scorer; scorekeeper; record keeper
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
progress; being under way
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
again; once more; a second time
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
society; the world; the times
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
pitching; throwing a ball; bowling (in cricket); pitched ball
without gaps; closely packed; always; usually; often; frequently
now that you say that; now that you mention it