to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to be discouraged; to shrink from
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
(an actor) conveying qualities of a character without gestures or speech; implied acting; implicitly asserting one's will (e.g. by sheer force of personality); performance using one's stomach (e.g. by drawing a face on it and animating it using one's abdominal muscles); acrobatics performed on a laid-out person's belly
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
the other day; a few days ago
one's share; one's portion
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
convenience; user-friendliness
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
Lawson (convenience store); Lawson; Rawson; Rowthon
eleven; team (of eleven players; esp. in soccer)
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
collection (of art, stamps, etc.); collecting; collection (i.e. a range of new clothes); fashion show
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
tiger cub; one's treasure; precious savings
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit