to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
astounding; startling; world-shaking; amazing; earth-shattering
revolution; cataclysm; drastic change
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
day by day; every day; by the day
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
regarding oneself (as); fancying oneself (as); seeing oneself (as); considering oneself (to be); pretension
legislation; development of laws
intimidating enough to quieten a crying child
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
(full) name; family name and given name
gudgeon (any fish of genus Gnathopogon or related genera); willow gudgeon (Gnathopogon caerulescens); longtooth grouper (species of fish, Epinephelus bruneus)
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
different culture; foreign culture
blank column; blank space
to make lively; to enliven; to make exciting
at work; in the midst of work; working
when you really think about it; on reflection; in actual fact; once again (fashionable, popular, etc.); back (in style)
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
loud shout; excited cheering
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
to add to one's circle of friends (or colleagues, etc.); to take in; to accept
pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)
existence; possession; having; limited company
advocate; disputant; debater; (present) writer; author
player put on starting list to be replaced by another when the opponent's pitcher is known
dividing vertically; vertical split; top-to-bottom sectioning; division into sections; splitting lengthwise
heart-pounding; exciting; thrilling; to have one's heart pound; to be thrilled
fresh wound; fresh bruise
timidity; nervousness; being easily intimidated