overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
screening meeting; trial meeting; qualifying competition
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
selection; choice; screening
to employ (as a retainer); to enlist; to engage
interview (e.g. for a job)
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
numbered tag; numbered ticket
stamp; sticker (in messaging apps); (large) emoji
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
one by one; in detail; minutely
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
dejectedly; sorrowfully; crestfallen
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
early; right away; at once; early time; early stage (in one's life, etc.)
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees