memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
significant; full of meaning; pregnant (with meaning); suggestive
distant; remote; isolated
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
opinion; intention; thought
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
infrared rays; infrared radiation
high-functioning; high-performance; sophisticated
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
to get slightly dirty (all over)
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
to ride on a person's shoulders; to be carried on a person's back
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
grudge; complaint; reproach
quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles
don't put the trivial ahead of the important; don't sweat the small stuff; don't bother with the details (before embarking on a great enterprise); read the fine print; be careful of the small things (before embarking on a great enterprise)
way of thinking; thought pattern; thinking pattern
Now let's return to the main subject; To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling)
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
falling rocks; fallen rocks
front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management
another; different; separate; discrete