smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
major incident; major happening; big scandal
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start
decisive battle of brief duration
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
colourless; colorless; achromatic; neutral (position); impartial
half the body; half length
ground; earth; grounding; touching the ground; landing (an airplane)
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
each; (arch.) you (plural)
convenience; user-friendliness
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
along; parallel to; in accordance with
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
otherwise; or else; if not
lateral direction; horizontal direction; transverse direction; landscape orientation
to step forward; to take a step forward
sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; eye poke (in combat sports); eye-gouging
to deceive; to blind the eyes of
semi-transparent; translucent
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
cannot help (laughing, feeling sympathy, etc.); cannot hold back (tears, anger, etc.); cannot suppress
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
exclamation point; exclamation mark
social dance; ballroom dancing