grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
again (and again); once again; yet again
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to prostrate oneself before
zip fastener; zipper; zip; chuck (device for holding a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill)
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
as if nothing had happened
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
almighty; highest valued card (e.g. ace of spades); wild card
to shut in; to confine; to contain
sweet and sour; bittersweet
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
cooking practice; (school) cooking class
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
selection; choice; option
optimism; taking an optimistic view
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
cutting in line; queue jumping
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
just managing; with great difficulty
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
sexy; popular; well-liked
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to look unconcerned; to assume a composed look
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period