unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
to frolic about; to mess around
someone who is suddenly quiet and meek; (lit.) borrowed cat
respect and affection; love and respect
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
to get angry; to lose one's temper
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
to check; to stop; to keep back
nice to see you; good morning; good evening; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle
hook (esp. for clothing); hook and eye; snap fastener; press stud; hock (white wine)
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
toot (e.g. of trumpet); honk (e.g. of klaxon); beep; farting sound; sound of something being inflated; puff
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
blackout curtain; light-blocking curtain
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
to get tired of seeing; to get tired of looking at
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
deceased; late; dead; departed
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
to report; to inform; to repay; to return; to requite
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
center; centre; metropolis
assembly hall; parliament house; diet building; capitol; houses of parliament; congress hall
separate case; another matter; different matter; another project
standing close together in a disorderly way (of buildings, etc.); standing side by side; standing (for election) in (excessively) large numbers; (too many candidates) competing with each other