to break the silence; to break one's silence
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
to notify; to advise; to inform
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
regular customer; general audience; general public
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; weed; cannabis
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet
match fixing; put-up job; fixed game
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
dealer (esp. in cars); dealership; dealer; dealer; exhibitor (at a convention, etc.)
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
deck (of a ship); deck (attached to a building); platform (at the end of a railway passenger car); vestibule; observation deck (esp. at an airport); tape deck; deck (of cards)
folding; bending; wrapping; packing; folding (in poker)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
(physically) pushing and pulling; back-and-forth (in a negotiation, contest, etc.); push-pull (manual zoom or focus mechanism on a lens); weighing whether to attack or defend (with one's hand); haggling (over price); bargaining
questioner; interrogator; interpellator
loser; defeated person; the defeated
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.); (phonograph) record; disc; board; panel