to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
competent; suitable; qualified
small number; few; minority
to take command; to give direction
to resound; to make a stir
congestion (with blood); hyperemia; hyperaemia
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
it's no joke; gimme a break!
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
proposed site; site chosen
to order; to command; to appoint
one's assessment of the situation
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
covering for the back of the hand and wrist
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
the same kind; accomplice; partner
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
two people using the same (vehicle) (often two on a bike)
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
of great prominence or dignity
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
decline; downturn; drop; (mental) depression; low spirits
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag