careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to be conspicuous; to stand out
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
self control; self restraint
audience; spectator; spectators
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
both; both sides; both parties
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
watchful waiting; careful supervision
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
draw (in competition); tie game
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
scoring the first point; winning the first game; lucky day in the morning, but not in the afternoon