trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
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.)
practice game; practice match; scrimmage; workout
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
countermeasures headquarters; task force; countermeasures office; emergency headquarters
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
in succession; one by one
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize