tournament; knockout tournament (esp. single-elimination); elimination tournament
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
remarkable; striking; obvious
novelizing; novelising; adapting a movie, game, etc. into a book
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
proposition; thesis; task; problem; giving a title; naming
to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)
sublimation; sublimation (of an impulse); sublimation (i.e. transforming into a purer or nobler form)
difference; disparity; gap
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)
at first; in the beginning; originally
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
based on; built on; made from
copying in entirety (verbatim)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to come back (of an illness, cold weather, etc.); to return; to recur; to happen again
lack of understanding; lack of sympathy
thoughtlessness; indiscretion
apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous
enlightenment; illumination
to reach an agreement; to come to an understanding; to compromise (with); to get along well with
to have troubles; to have concerns
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
encouragement; urging; spurring on
near; nearby; not far off
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)