action committee; executive committee
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
outbreak of war; starting a war
opposite side; opposition
advantage or disadvantage
maintaining a reasonable distance; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position
affectation; pretension; thin veneer; blunt sword with a tempered steel edge
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
semicircle; hemicycle; half globe; to go halfway round (e.g. the earth)
interior design; interior; upholstery
to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
the staff; inside the department
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
enemy movements; enemy's position
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
game; match; contest; competition; sport; (sporting) event
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
agreement; rule; arrangement; decision
digging deeply (below the surface); mining deep; probing deeply (issue, problem); investigating thoroughly; deepening relations
two by two; by twos; as a couple; in pairs
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words