subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
sleet; daikon shavings; grated daikon; shaved ice topped with honey
to loaf around (on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
educator; teacher; educationalist
employee welfare; employee benefits; fringe benefits
to warm oneself (e.g. at a fire)
simple; simplified; easy; plain
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
lately; recently; these days
drum (e.g. oil, gasoline); metal barrel
briquette (charcoal or coal)
sales message; sales copy
(oval) charcoal briquette
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
strike (i.e. industrial action)
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
material; substance; matter
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
call; summons; convening; convocation
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
centimeter (esp. of cannon caliber, etc.)
being alone; solitude; loneliness; orphan
reef; sunken rock; unforeseen difficulty
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
summertime; summer season