carbonated drink; fizzy drink; soda
old friend; familiar face
IC card; smart card; chip card
(gymnastics) pulling oneself upward with a forward, circling movement; back hip circle
to be on the same wavelength; to think alike; to get along
reputation; respectability
unavoidable; inevitable; inescapable; hopeless; beyond help
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
starting in advance; starting first; going first; starting (in team sports)
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
Bon holidays (in mid-August); Bon holiday period
to sit knee to knee (with); to sit opposite each other; to have a congenial talk; to have a candid discussion
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
anger; being angry; being mad
to swallow one's tears; to choke back one's tears; to hold back one's disappointment; to suppress one's mortification
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
with a bump (esp. of a head hitting something); with a clonk; with a clank
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
early stages (of a game); opening phase
summer cold (illness); summer flu
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
one's own child; one's own children
(deliberate) misinterpretation; distortion (of someone's words, etc.); contortion; perversion; disingenuous understanding
all you have to do is; just; that's all
scrap; (small) piece; unimportant (person); petty ...; humble ...
copulation (among animals); mating; treading; covering; serving
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous