maintaining a reasonable distance; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
end; close; finish; termination
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
how; in what way; in what manner
(one's) concern; having (something) to do with
winner-takes-all (system); taking everything (esp. winnings)
making a swift decision; making immediate decisions and taking quick actions
temporary; transitory; short-lived
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
to bring back; to restore
to call (someone) to come; to call for; to summon; to always call (someone by a name); to become used to calling
kickoff party; rally; pep party
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
unconditionally; as a rule
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
Everyone is safe (all right)
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
total energy; all efforts
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
alcohol; alcoholic drink; alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
the last moment; the very end
sworn younger brother; junior male peer (in a club, group, etc.)
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement
violently disagreeing; strongly opposing; setting one's heart against
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)