practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
Wood Snake (42nd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
place; situation; position; location
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
day after day; day by day
dissimilation; catabolism; dissimilation (phonology); defamiliarization (artistic technique); ostranenie
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to grow up; to become an adult
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
one eye; one of one's eyes
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to beat someone at their own game; to outdo someone in their specialty
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
long ago; a long time ago; already
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
huge win; overwhelming victory
to deceive with smooth talk; to wheedle; to give someone a snow job
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
to become possible; to become able to (do)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate