to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press
in one's own way or style
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
repetition; repeat; replication; recursion; iteration
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
trunk (of the body); soma
layup (in basketball); lay-up
score (in a game); full score
individual technique (in team sports); individual skills; individual play
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
control tower; conning tower; leader; commander; playmaker; game maker
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
devoted; self-sacrificing
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
cause (grounds) for concern (anxiety); reason for uneasiness
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to rub; to scrub; to scrape; to draw near; to press
repeat; repeating; repeat (broadcast); rerun; repeat sign; repeat consumption
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
long ago; a long time ago; already
image; figure; figure; form; image
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague