general situation; whole aspect
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
to return a punch; to strike back; to hit (the ball) straight back; to plow up; to plough up; to renovate (cotton fabric)
modulation; change of key
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
handicap match; handicap race
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
marrow; pith; centre; center; bottom of one's heart
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
intermission (between acts); interlude
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to warm (up); to heat (up)
to fill in time; to stall (e.g. an audience)
manager; person in a (school or university) sports team in charge of administrative and miscellaneous duties
master of ceremonies; MC; intermission between songs in which the performers speak to the audience; machining center; marginal cost
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
diligent; hard-working; industrious
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
band (group of musicians); band (material); strap; belt (clothing); (frequency) band
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to have one's enthusiasm dampened; to become subdued
reek of desperation; feeling of desperation
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
anecdote; brief (comic) story
stumbling; failure; misstep; setback
(fully) exposed; bare; uncovered; in full view; undisguised; broad (accent)
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (of a single person)
(necessary) personnel; required person
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
power of expression; expressiveness; expressive power
waypoint (e.g. with a GPS); checkpoint
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (someone) to redo something
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
like a decent person; human