incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
beginning; outset; first; onset
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
(enter into, be in) a state of war
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
cooperation; collaboration
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
seventh day of the month; seven days
celebration of a child's seventh day
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
topic of discussion; agenda
ago; since; before; previous
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to discuss; to talk together
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
preparatory phase; preparatory period
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
declaration of war; proclamation of war
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
our country; our land; one's own country
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
aggression; invasion; raid
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive