performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to popularize; to popularise; to give currency to; to set a trend
to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
terrified; horrified; trembling with fear
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
decorum; propriety; politeness
somersault; looping-the-loop
strength; toughness; bravery; boldness
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
(going) right into (a tight space); (sinking into) deeply and suddenly; (popping) out; (coming out) with a pop; with a squelch
to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
to vent one's frustration; to relieve one's pent-up anger; to let off one's pent-up feelings; to let off steam
trivial; not amounting to much
high alert; severe warning
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
from here; from this place
blue and red; azure and crimson
reward; honorarium; remuneration
trouble; quarrel; dispute
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
to knead well; to polish; to refine
becoming turbid; becoming muddy; becoming muddled (of thoughts, senses, etc.); growing dim (of consciousness); disorder; chaos
to get someone to say; to make someone say
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
self-determination; suicide
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)