successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation
freshly pounded (rice cake); fresh from the mortar
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
several weeks; a few weeks
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
already; now; no longer; not any more
complicated and mysterious
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
to extend (e.g. a house); to add to (e.g. coals to a fire)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
nursery school; day nursery; day care center
elder sister; effeminate man
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
(opening of a) wound; cut
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to blame; to find fault with
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
sister (sibling); (Catholic) sister; sister (female partner in a homosexual relationship)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
swigging; gulping down; guzzling; quaffing
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter