eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
round; spherical; circular
blood relationship; blood relative
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to apologize; to apologise
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
to thrust before; to thrust at
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
trap door; removable floor boards
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
enemy territory; hostile place
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
decorative paper envelope for giving New Year's gifts (usu. money given to children) and congratulatory gifts
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
social life; social intercourse
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something