a push; another effort; one more effort
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
on one's face; one's face; (arch.) meeting face-to-face; (arch.) seeing in person
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
treatment; service; handling; management
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
preface; introduction; preamble
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
definite; certain; decided; fixed; settled
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
flowering; blooming; blossoming; flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.); blossoming; blooming
to come back; to bloom a second time
according to (depending on) one's ability; if one is good (competent, talented) enough
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
homecoming; return to one's home
otherwise; or else; if not
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
an unsettled course of action; (orders or laws) being revised often with no guiding principles
point of an argument; drift of an argument
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
personal feelings; self-interest
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit