offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to heat; to heat up; to get excited; to get worked up; to get fired up
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
inquiry; enquiry; hearing
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
distance; difference; gap; disparity; gulf; chasm
in any case; whatever the case may be
to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat
specialization; specialisation
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
wide-awake to one's interests
difficult to ...; hard to ...
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
general situation; general trend; general tendency; large majority (of a group, faction, etc.); majority group
repeatedly; frequently; over and over; exceedingly; sincerely; very much
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
single punch; one-punch attack
(bar of) sweet-potato paste
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
to threaten; to make threats
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
in person; personally; directly
to inform; to give notice; to tell in advance; to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
speech balloon (in a comic strip); speech bubble; blowoff; effusion; blowing (of a seasonal or climatic wind)
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
new functionality; new feature
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
blindness; blind (e.g. love, faith); reckless
long life; longevity; long-lived; long-running (e.g. TV program)
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence