tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
nonviolence; non-violence
chance (of success); odds
even if not; even without
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
to make an appeal; to urge
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
matter causing distress; something causing worry
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
junior high school student; middle school pupil
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
with a friendly grin; smilingly
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
together; at the same time; same; identical
account book; register; ledger
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
one's share; one's portion
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off