pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
impassioned speech; fervent speech
short pause; short interval
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to gather; to (pick up and) collect; to glean (information)
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
anything and everything; just about everything
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to temper thoroughly; to train well
facing one's opponent head-on and winning via overwhelmingly superior strength or skill; match in which a yokozuna overpowers his opponent
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
ideal weather (for some action, event, etc.); perfect day
undeserved honor (honour); too great an honour
presenter; speaker; performer; actor; participant (in a TV show or TV panel)
wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse
cunning; craft; guile; slyness
counter for wheels and flowers
adventurous spirit; sense of adventure
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
likability; favorability; popularity
escaping the heat to enjoy the cool breeze (by the river, etc.)
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing