(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
moving tale; impressive tale
stairs; stairway; staircase
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
representative director; managing director; president; someone chosen by the board of directors from among the directors to actually represent the company in its dealings with the outside world
use; utilization; utilisation; application
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
as a child; when one was a child
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
progress; advance; improvement; development
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
to alternate; to take turns
changing clothes; change of clothes
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
genuine article; real thing; real deal
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
trivial; not amounting to much
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
individual match; single game