unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
deadlock; stalemate; impasse; dead end
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
almost; roughly; approximately
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
episode; anecdote; vignette
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
banquet or reception hall
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
military officer; naval officer
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
interference; meddling; butting in
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation