lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
right in the midst of; right at the height of
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
play equipment; playground equipment
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
nine times; twisting around many times
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
difference; variation; difference
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
boy; son; baby boy; young man
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
incident; affair; happening; event
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use