to watch steadily; to stare
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
to start; to begin; to commence
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
sharing; division; draw; tie
to shake; to sway; to waver
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
open every day of the year
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
great difference; major mistake
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
not yet fixed; undecided; pending
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
to be softened; to calm down
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to polish up; to shine up
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
being very forgetful; having a bad memory
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
opposite side; opposition
period of time; time slot; time zone
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up