awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
everything working out as desired
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
inconsistency between one's words and actions; insincerity; saying one thing and doing another
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
retort; back talk; backchat
long; drawn-out; very long
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
professional sumo wrestling
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion; best in its field; crème de la crème; cream of the crop
ninefold; imperial palace; the Court
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor