work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
children's story; fairy tale
here and there; in places
adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration
script; screenplay; scenario
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
to feign ignorance; to play dumb
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
if you curse someone, dig two graves
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
to harmonize with; to keep in tune with; to go along with; to keep in step
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
cease-fire; truce; armistice
outbreak of war; starting a war
to feel relieved; to feel satisfied
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
(not) altogether; (not) wholly