Japanese food; Japanese meal
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
eagle (Accipitridae family)
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
like many others; being no exception; just like everyone else; as is usual with; in common with
to stare back (at); to glare back
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
acceleration; speeding up
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to knock back; to strike back; to beat in revenge
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
ruggedly; jaggedly; stiffly; choppy (e.g. graphics); lagged; clunky
decider; person who decides; decisive factor; clincher; key
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
selection of music; song selection
bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile
in (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter; back nine
concurrent engineering; CE
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
deep emotion; being filled with emotion
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
fluent (in a language); flowing
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to taste; to try (food or drink)
technical training; professional education
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
rule; reign; peaceful times
Son of God; child of an emperor
imperial court; royal court
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute