water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
aquarium (building); oceanarium
good at playing along; up for anything; carefree; uplifting; upbeat
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
another school; other schools
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
to exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan
to nod off (while sitting); to doze off; (lit.) to row a boat
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
class teacher; homeroom teacher; home room teacher; form teacher
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
in unison; as one; united
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
previously presented; already shown; previously posed (exam question); aforementioned
classical school or style (e.g. of music, baseball pitching, etc.); orthodox school; authentic style; purist; follower of the orthodox school
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
one's specialty; one's forte; specialty of a kabuki school
bright red; crimson lotus flower
supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
temporary truce; ceasefire
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
all's well that ends well; it will all come good in the end
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to sit silently (and submissively) at a meeting
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to switch off; to turn off
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
background reflections (e.g. on a window); reflected glare
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
in that way; like that; that way
great difference; major mistake
vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss; revenge
TV blooper; broadcasting blunder
sobbing; weeping; whimpering