to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect
popular person; favorite; favourite
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to jump up and down; to hop
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
job hunting; job searching
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
still; as yet; as it has been
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
grudge; complaint; reproach
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
locker room; changing room; dressing room
have a good day; take care; see you
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus
madder red; dark red; crimson
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
(sports) ground; (playing) field; playground; stadium
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
intensive; concentrated; focused
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
school festival; campus festival
workload; quantity of work; work rate; units produced
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
deeply impressive; memorable; striking
to make a lasting impression
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
preparatory phase; preparatory period
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all