second division; secondary division
cruel wife; termagant wife; wife from hell
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
immediate ruling; immediate decision; deciding for oneself; direct ruling; direct judgement
spring and autumn; spring and fall; years; age; The Spring and Autumn Annals; The Chronicles of Lu
athletic meet (esp. at a school); sports day; field day; sports festival
company outing; company retreat
to become pale; to turn pale
hospitalization; hospitalisation
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
earth (color, colour); earthen; ashen; deathly pale
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
direct unforked road; straight path
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
to slip out (of words, remarks, etc.); to pour from one's lips; to blurt out
to suit one's skin (of cosmetics); to agree with one's skin; to be compatible; to get along well; to be to one's liking
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
to glare at each other; to confront each other
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
orpiment (yellow mineral, or the pigment derived from it); gamboge (tree resin, or the dull yellow pigment derived from it); falsification; alteration
everybody; every last one of them; all
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize