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to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on

1

covering; protection; backing; relief

2

decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation

2

pouring; injection

1

extremely; terrifically; super

1

Othello (board game)

1

to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge

2

whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom

1

to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)

3

to tremble

1

to give a round of applause; to applaud

3

easily moved to tears; given to weeping; lachrymose

2

it is easier to do something than worry about it; fear overruns the danger; (lit.) it is easier to bear (a child) than to worry about it

1

first; first base; first baseman; fast

1

craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter

1

intuitive

1

advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint

1

you could say that

1

awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing

2

we

1

panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind

1

businessman

1

antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester

1

one-way traffic

1

to perceive; to grasp (the situation)

1

at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance

1

how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...

1

to pulsate; to throb

1

when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives

1

stirring; slight movement

3

to be taken ill; to be addicted to; to become absorbed in; to give oneself up (to)

1

new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer

1

seniority; long service

1

to push someone (towards); to encourage someone

2

martial arts; military arts; Bushido

1

number of nights

1

figure skating

1

to brim over with feminine charm; to look captivating (of a woman); to look young and fresh; to be elegant; to look refined; to have a calm and composed appearance

1

backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump

1

remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking

1

Olympics

1

team competition; team game

1

sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan

2

to engage in lively conversation

1

host club; club that provides male company for female customers

7

December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar

4

purity; innocence

1

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

1

open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited

1

to wait upon; to serve

3