(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
that is to say; so that means
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
don't worry about it; forget about it
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
to order; to command; to appoint
gazing at; staring at fixedly; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
prior investment; upfront investment
cultivation of aesthetic sensibility; education in good taste
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
person who enlivens an atmosphere; person who lifts the mood of others; person who inspires a team; life of the party
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to live; to reside; to inhabit
telecommunications; correspondence
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification