manufacturing equipment; production machine; maker
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
cracking sound (e.g. cracking one's knuckles); crunching sound
troubled face; worried expression
tournament; knockout tournament (esp. single-elimination); elimination tournament
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
seoi nage (judo); shoulder throw; back-carry throw
interception (email); wiretap; bug
close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
having no relation with whatsoever; having nothing to do with; alien
to cultivate a better understanding
crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care
natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic
quality (of a product or a service)
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
muscular pain; myalgia; aching muscles; sore muscles
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
defense; defence; fielding
maintaining the status quo
muscle fiber; muscle fibre
calm before the storm; lull before the storm
to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
school festival; campus festival
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
chairperson (of a committee); chair; chairman; chairwoman; president
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
matchmaking party; matchmaking event
starting point; starting line
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely