unity; union; solidarity; combination; banding together; teaming up
eye discharge; eye mucus; sleep
nasal discharge; nasal mucus; snot; booger; bogey
six of one, half a dozen of the other; scant difference
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful conduct; shameful sight
step; stride; counter for steps
famous; celebrated; worthy of the name
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
arbitration; intercession; mediation
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
complete victory; winning a tournament with no losses
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
allotment (allocation) of marks
smoothly; easily; readily
assessment of the situation; judging according to the situation
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
verification of a calculation; checking (the result of) a calculation; going over one's figures
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
head; dome; bean; nob; noggin
jūbako; multi-tiered food box
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
whatever happens; no matter what; under any circumstances; in any case; at all costs; at any price
to go to the next stage (after failing to reach a conclusion); to be carried over (e.g. to the next meeting); to go into (a run-off, overtime, extra innings, etc.)
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb
lately; recently; these days