meanwhile; in the meantime
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
sham battle; mock battle; dry run; military exercise; war game
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to be too numerous; to be too much
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
commendation ceremony; award ceremony
high achiever; student with good academic results
best; most (valuable player); top (quality); grade A; ace; finest
in person; personally; directly
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
(official) commendation; public recognition (of someone's achievements, good deeds, etc.); awarding; honouring
to be at a loss; to rack one's brains in vain; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
thought; consideration; thinking
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
minutely; in detail; with particular attention
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
one's own child; one's own children
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
(overnight) stay; lodging