pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
skill learned in one's former days; using one's experience from the past
unjustified; unwarranted; unfounded; baseless; groundless
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble
match; game; bout; contest
to get angry; to lose one's temper
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
adviser; advisor; consultant; school club supervisor (usu. a teacher); school club manager
the staff; inside the department
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
special treatment; priority
admission based on recommendation; enrolment by recommendation (enrollment)
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
practice game; practice match
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
to satisfy oneself (by doing); to find relief (in doing)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
report; notification; registration
lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
influence; effect; impact