scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
inconsistency between one's words and actions; insincerity; saying one thing and doing another
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise
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
choral chanting; chanting in chorus (e.g. at a demonstration)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
addition; adding; supplement
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
to be a burden; to make trouble for someone
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
person unfit for society; misfit
to market (something); to feature (something to sell); to trade in (something); to securitize
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to be a background factor; to be an underlying reason
it's no joke; gimme a break!
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
in succession; one after another
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)